1. What sorrow awaits the unjust judgesand those who issue unfair laws.
2. They deprive the poor of justiceand deny the rights of the needy among my people.They prey on widowsand take advantage of orphans.
3. What will you do when I punish you,when I send disaster upon you from a distant land?To whom will you turn for help?Where will your treasures be safe?
4. You will stumble along as prisonersor lie among the dead.But even then the lord’s anger will not be satisfied.His fist is still poised to strike.
5. “What sorrow awaits Assyria, the rod of my anger.I use it as a club to express my anger.