And the Assyrianwill fallby a swordnot of man,And a swordnot of manwill devourhim. So he will not escapethe sword,And his youngmenwill becomeforcedlaborers.
"When he sawthat a restingplacewas goodAnd that the landwas pleasant,He bowedhis shoulderto bear[burdens], And becamea slaveat forcedlabor.
And the LORDsentan angelwho destroyedeverymightywarrior,commanderand officerin the campof the kingof Assyria.So he returnedin shameto his own land.And when he had enteredthe templeof his god,someof his ownchildrenkilledhim therewith the sword.
So it will be that whenthe Lordhas completedallHis workon MountZionand on Jerusalem,[He will say], "I will punishthe fruitof the arrogantheartof the kingof Assyriaand the pompof his haughtiness."
"For in a verylittlewhileMy indignation[against you] will be spentand My anger[will be directed] to their destruction."
The peopleswill takethem along and bringthem to their place,and the houseof Israelwill possessthem as an inheritancein the landof the LORDas maleservantsand femaleservants;and they will taketheir captorscaptiveand will ruleover their oppressors.
to breakAssyriain My land,and I will tramplehim on My mountains.Then his yokewill be removedfrom them and his burdenremovedfrom their shoulder.
The nationsrumbleon like the rumblingof manywaters,But He will rebukethem and they will fleefaraway,And be chasedlike chaffin the mountainsbeforethe wind,Or like whirlingdustbeforea gale.
For they have fledfrom the swords,From the drawnsword,and from the bentbowAnd from the pressof battle.
Like the strikingof Him who has struckthem, has He struckthem? Orlike the slaughterof His slain,have they been slain?
But the multitudeof your enemieswill becomelike finedust,And the multitudeof the ruthlessoneslike the chaffwhich blowsaway;And it will happeninstantly,suddenly.
Woeto you, O destroyer,While you were not destroyed;And he who is treacherous,while [others] did not dealtreacherouslywith him. As soon as you finishdestroying,you will be destroyed;As soon as you ceaseto dealtreacherously,[others] will dealtreacherouslywith you.
"Behold,I will puta spiritin him so that he will heara rumorand returnto his own land.And I will make him fallby the swordin his own land."'"
For the LORDwill executejudgmentby fireAnd by His swordon allflesh,And those slainby the LORDwill be many.
For that daybelongs to the LordGODof hosts,A dayof vengeance,so as to avengeHimself on His foes;And the swordwill devourand be satiatedAnd drinkits fillof their blood;For there will be a slaughterfor the LordGODof hosts,In the landof the northby the riverEuphrates.
"And you, sonof man,prophesyand say,'Thussaysthe LordGODconcerningthe sonsof Ammonand concerningtheir reproach,'and say:'A sword,a swordis drawn,polishedfor the slaughter,to cause it to consume,that it may be like lightning--
"But I will havecompassionon the houseof Judahand deliverthem by the LORDtheir God,and will not deliverthem by bow,sword,battle,horsesor horsemen."
