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 sceptre^[a] from his mouth,^(B)
and he will kill the wicked^(C)
with a command^[b] from his lips.^(D)

¹⁶ He took up the case of the poor and needy;^(A)
then it went well.
Is this not what it means to know me?
This is the Lord’s declaration.