81 Heb “And the proud one will fall and there will be no one to help him up. I will start a fire in his towns and it will consume all that surround him.” The personification continues but now the stance is indirect (third person) rather than direct (second person). It is easier for the modern reader who is not accustomed to such sudden shifts if the second person is maintained. The personification of the city (or nation) as masculine is a little unusual; normally cities and nations are personified as feminine, as daughters or mothers.
82 Heb “Yahweh of armies.” For an explanation of this title see the study note on .
83 Heb “Oppressed are the people of Israel and the people of Judah together,” i.e., both the people of Israel and Judah are oppressed. However, neither of these renderings is very poetic. The translation seeks to achieve the same meaning with better poetic expression.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Behold, I am against you, O proud one,

declares the Lord God of hosts,

for your day has come,

the time when I will punish you.

The proud one shall stumble and fall,

with none to raise him up,

and I will kindle a fire in his cities,

and it will devour all that is around him.

“Thus says the Lord of hosts: The people of Israel are oppressed, and the people of Judah with them. All who took them captive have held them fast; they refuse to let them go.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“See, I am against you, you arrogant one,”

declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty,

“for your day has come,

the time for you to be punished.

The arrogant one will stumble and fall

and no one will help her up;

I will kindle a fire in her towns

that will consume all who are around her.”

This is what the Lord Almighty says:

“The people of Israel are oppressed,

and the people of Judah as well.

All their captors hold them fast,

refusing to let them go.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Look, I am against you, you arrogant one—

this is the declaration of

the Lord God of Armies—

for your day has come,

the time when I will punish you.

The arrogant will stumble and fall

with no one to pick him up.

I will set fire to his cities,

and it will consume everything around him.

This is what the Lord of Armies says:

Israelites and Judeans alike have been oppressed.

All their captors hold them fast;

they refuse to release them.

NLTNew Living Translation

“See, I am your enemy, you arrogant people,”

says the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

“Your day of reckoning has arrived—

the day when I will punish you.

O land of arrogance, you will stumble and fall,

and no one will raise you up.

For I will light a fire in the cities of Babylon

that will burn up everything around them.”

This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says:

“The people of Israel and Judah have been wronged.

Their captors hold them and refuse to let them go.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Look, I am against you, O arrogant one,”

declares Lord Yahweh of hosts,

“for your day has come,

the time when I will punish you.

And the arrogant one will stumble and fall,

and there is no one who raises him up.

And I will kindle a fire in his cities,

and it will devour everything around him.”

Thus says Yahweh of hosts:

“The people of Israel are oppressed,

and the people of Judah likewise,

for all their captors have seized them,

they refuse to let them go free.

KJV 1900King James Version

Behold, I am against thee, O thou most proud,

Saith the Lord God of hosts:

For thy day is come, the time that I will visit thee.

And the most proud shall stumble and fall,

And none shall raise him up:

And I will kindle a fire in his cities,

And it shall devour all round about him.

Thus saith the Lord of hosts;

The children of Israel and the children of Judah were oppressed together:

And all that took them captives held them fast;

They refused to let them go.

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