And it shall come to pass in that day,
that thou shalt take up this proverb
against the king of Babylon, and say:
How hath the oppressor ceased,
the golden city ceased!
The Lord hath broken the staff of the wicked,
the scepters of the rulers.
He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke,
he that ruled the nations in anger,
is persecuted,
and none hindereth.