The enemy’s downfall

6 O turn, you men of Israel, to him

whom deeply you have offended.

7 In that day each will disdain

the gold and silver idols

his guilty hands have made.

8 Assyria will fall by no mortal sword;

a sword, but not man’s, will devour him.

From the face of that sword he will flee,

and his youths will be put to task-work.

9 In his fear he will flee past his rocky retreat,

and his princes will run from the standard in panic.

Thus says the Lord whose fire is in Zion,

whose furnace is in Jerusalem.