for she has brought down ¹  many fatally wounded, and all those she has slain are many. ² 

A lying tongue ¹  hates those crushed by it, and a flattering mouth works ruin. ² 

ט (Tet) Those who died by the sword ¹  are better off than those who die of hunger, ²  those who ³  waste away, ⁴  struck down ⁵  from lack of ⁶  food. ⁷ 

I broke the fangs ¹  of the wicked, and made him drop ²  his prey from his teeth.

His victims are crushed and beaten down; they are trapped in his sturdy nets. ¹ 

The people to whom they are prophesying will die through war and famine. Their bodies will be thrown out into the streets of Jerusalem ¹  and there will be no one to bury them. This will happen to the men and their wives, their sons, and their daughters. ²  For I will pour out on them the destruction they deserve.” ³ 

I will prepare for them a healthy ¹  planting. They will no longer be victims ²  of famine in the land and will no longer bear the insults of the nations.

But I will bring in your little ones, whom you said would become victims of war, ¹  and they will enjoy ²  the land that you have despised.

He waits in ambush near the villages; ¹  in hidden places he kills the innocent. His eyes look for some unfortunate victim. ² 

Whoever shares with a thief ¹  is his own enemy; ²  he hears the oath to testify, ³  but does not talk.

“Indeed, there are wicked scoundrels among my people. They lie in wait like bird catchers hiding in ambush. ¹  They set deadly traps ²  to catch people.

He does not allow the wicked to live, ¹  but he gives justice to the poor.

The Lord does what is fair, and executes justice for all the oppressed. ¹ 

Fools mock ¹  at reparation, ²  but among the upright there is favor. ³ 

Those who enact unjust policies are as good as dead, ¹  those who are always instituting unfair regulations, ² 

to deprive a person ¹  of his rights ²  in the presence of the Most High,

He has brought down the mighty ¹  from their thrones, and has lifted up those of lowly position; ² 

The bravest of the warriors will speak to him from the midst of Sheol along with his allies, saying: ‘The uncircumcised have come down; they lie still, killed by the sword.’

So the Lord said, “The outcry against ¹  Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so blatant ² 

then the community must judge between the slayer and the avenger of blood according to these decisions.