Stragglers – they will be killed on the spot
Throats cut; bellies ripped open – tough luck to stragglers
An avalanche crashing down as judgement day is near – wail!
Everyone is paralyzed in the panic, hysterical
Doubled up in pain like a woman giving birth to a baby,
This is their horrified nightmare.
Into battle formation calls the commander
He is ready to set a thunder of kingdoms up roar,
Nations assembly for war!
A predestined run up flag on an open hill – yell loud!
One Amoz descendant will give the angered sanction
Waving them information to the nerve-center power
Fierce anger – angered generals and his troops will lay the land desolate.
The stars in the sky, the great parade of constellations will be nothing but black holes
The sun will come up as a black disk and the moon, a blank nothing
An evil punishment aside for all boasters and while proud mortals disappearing like hen’s teeth
His raging heart can shake the sky land ]- her earthquake to its roots
People running off to some make shift shelter – like a hunted white-tailed deer.
Oh! Sheep with no shepherds will they be called by another kingdom,
A kind of brutality no one can blunt coming – inciting the Medes
A ruthless bunch indifferent to bribes – now watch out!
Their bows dash the young men to pieces
They have no pity on the fruit of the womb
Their eyes shall not spare children.
The return will be like an empty land when smoking and stinking will finish the air
Just when strange and wild animals will like it just fine – filling the vacant houses
Skunks will make it their home – unspeakable, nighthawks will haunt it
There is compassion ruling out for another tribe in Israel
Captured slaves possessed and abused will recover from the trouble and harsh servitude she endured
Only this tribe can amuse a king;
Taking up a taunt against the king and his kingdom – this satire!!
The tyrant is gone – the tyranny is over
Rafters are ringing in the earth – now it is over
Burst into song; the whole earth quietly at rest
Ponderosa pine trees are happy, giant Lebanon cedars
“There is no one around to cut us down since you have been cut down”
The underworld dead are excited, preparing to welcome you when you come
Ghostly dead all ready to greet you with the buried kings of the nations.
A king size mattress of maggots for repose and a guilt of crawling worms for warmth
“Make yourself at home with us dead folks.’’
“What a comedown this is.”
What is her offense for this underworld mud?
Daring – you sounded like the oppressors you became
Fugitives – you began a coup you will never end;
By that – no state funeral for you!
The progeny of evil life will never be named oblivion – left a legacy of massacre
There is a great confront against you now!
One planned following a shaped blueprint – to shatter and surpass
Philistines heard about it twice at king’s Ahaz’s demise;
Now defeat is your cruel oppressor – your enemies mock you with great warning.
Fields of Heshbon will languish
Her branches are stretched out, gone over to the sea
No more fine fruits cakes for merchandise – less kir-hareseth candies
Laughter as boisterous in orchards is seized
Instead of hustle and sound of good work in the fields, silence, deathly, and deadening silence.
In three years, the message was given to last
By its lapse, a vigorous population will be left shuffling bums – cadging handouts
A priest matched voluntarily at the congregation of the tent at meeting
“…do not fight back at a war you ignited – it can only be quenched with plead.”
Present an offering – your life on the line without blemish
At your meeting tent entrance, present a male without blemish – a bull whole burnt;
Splashing it against all sides on the altar – a fire burning out the wood on the north side
Without its gizzards and content, drain it of blood on the altar side where ashes are piled
Fragrance pleasing by fire is sweet savory for the soul
Message of peace will be sent through a messenger of the commander
After which another order for consideration will be replied;
“send forth oven-baked loaves of fine flour – present also wafers made without yeast and spread with oil.”
Grain- offering – crumble it on a griddle with fine flour and oil it
Send it through the messenger with those ingredients as a memorial piece
Two kidneys of a bull will be for surrender and mercy;
The lobe of the liver removed along with the kidneys now represents new treaties – loyalty
Absolute atonement is on trial; a cedar wood, scarlet thread and hyssop was sent back to Babylon- with a fresh water meaning peace
Unclean leprosy promised Babylon has been renounced clean.
On the seventh day, the camp will be let open,
A new decree, names, survivors, children, and grand children
Whole landscape, vast and fruitful, will return to its time and seasons,
By the hand of the one who makes all the rules
Still bears the burden to break and destroy
Beware of the king commander who roasts in the fire!
Thus, he once said, “You shall be delivered into my hands ]- your army and your beasts;
I besiege you – then send you help.”