From his throne in heaven the Lord laughs and mocks their feeble plans.

So when you get into trouble, I will laugh at you. I will make fun of you when terror strikes---

By the living LORD," David continued, "I know that the LORD himself will kill Saul, either when his time comes to die a natural death or when he dies in battle.

Kill all their soldiers! Slaughter them! The people of Babylonia are doomed! The time has come for them to be punished!"

"You wicked, unholy ruler of Israel, your day, the day of your final punishment, is coming.

The visions that you see are false, and the predictions you make are lies. You are wicked and evil, and your day is coming, the day of your final punishment. The sword is going to fall on your necks.

And this is what it means: number, God has numbered the days of your kingdom and brought it to an end;