31 Those who go down to Mitsrayim (Egypt) for help won’t end well.

They depend on horses and rely on chariots that are many,

≈ and on cavalry that are very numerous,

but they don’t look towards Yisrael’s (Israel’s) holy one,

and they don’t request help from Yahweh.

2 Yahweh is also wise and he brought calamity.

He hasn’t changed his mind since his messages

and he’ll take action against the place of evil-doers

and against those who do wicked things.

3 Mitsrayim (Egypt) is human and not a god.

≈ Their horses are physical and not spiritual

and Yahweh will stretch out his hand and the ones trying to help will stumble,

≈ and the ones being helped will be defeated,

→ and all of them will die together.

4 Because this is what Yahweh has told me,

“As a lion growls and the young lion growls over its prey,

even if a large group of shepherds shout at it,

→ it’s not put off by their voices

≈ and it doesn’t cringe because of the commotion they make,

→ so too Commander-in-chief Yahweh will descend to go to war on Mt. Tsiyon (Zion) and its hill.

5 Just like birds do, Commander-in-chief Yahweh will protect Yerushalem (Jerusalem).

He’ll defend and rescue it—passing over it and saving it.”

6 ⇔You Israeli people, return to the one that you’ve seriously rebelled against, 7 because at that time, everyone will reject their gold and silver idols that you’ve all made with your disobedient hands.

8 Then Ashur (Assyria) will fall from a sword (but not a human one),

≈ and a sword (not a human one) will destroy it.

It will flee away from that sword,

and its young men will become forced labour.

9 Their security will pass away from terror,

and their officers will be dismayed from seeing the banner flying.

That’s the declaration from Yahweh who has fire in Tsiyon (Zion)

≈ and a furnace in Yerushalem (Jerusalem).