You will nolonger seea fiercepeople,A peopleof unintelligiblespeechwhich noone comprehends,Of a stammeringtonguewhich nooneunderstands.
"Come,let Us godownand thereconfusetheir language,sothat they will not understandoneanother'sspeech."
Thereforethussaysthe LORDconcerningthe kingof Assyria,"He will not cometo thiscityor shootan arrowthere;and he will not comebeforeit with a shieldorthrowup a siegerampagainstit.
But Mosessaidto the people,"Do not fear!Standby and seethe salvationof the LORDwhichHe will accomplishfor you today;for the Egyptianswhomyou have seentoday,you will neverseethem againforever.
Indeed,He will speakto thispeopleThrough stammeringlipsand a foreigntongue,
By the waythat he came,by the same he will return,and he will not cometo thiscity,'declaresthe LORD.
So Sennacheribkingof Assyriadepartedand returned[home] and livedat Nineveh.
"Behold,I am bringinga nationagainstyou from afar,O houseof Israel,"declaresthe LORD."It is an enduringnation,It is an ancientnation,A nationwhose languageyou do not know,Norcan you understandwhatthey say.
In the Lawit is written,"BY MEN OF STRANGE TONGUESAND BY THE LIPSOF STRANGERSI WILL SPEAKTO THISPEOPLE,AND EVENSOTHEY WILL NOT LISTENTO ME," saysthe Lord.
