⁴ but he will judge the poor righteously^(A)
and execute justice for the oppressed of the land.
He will strike the land
with a scepter^[a] from his mouth,^(B)
and he will kill the wicked^(C)
with a command^[b] from his lips.^(D)

²⁸ His breath is like an overflowing torrent^(A)
that rises to the neck.^(B)
He comes to sift the nations in a sieve of destruction
and to put a bridle on the jaws of the peoples
to lead them astray.^(C)