Their kings revolt, their rulers plot together against the LORD and against the king he chose.

They are making secret plans against your people; they are plotting against those you protect.

"Come," they say, "let us destroy their nation, so that Israel will be forgotten forever."

From you, Nineveh, there came someone full of wicked schemes, who plotted against the LORD.

and I am very angry with the nations that enjoy quiet and peace. For while I was holding back my anger against my people, those nations made the sufferings of my people worse.