23. The Lord All-Powerful has promised that everyone on this earth will be punished.
24. Now the Lord God All-Powerful says to his people in Jerusalem:The Assyrians will beat you with sticks and abuse you, just as the Egyptians did. But don't be afraid of them.
25. Soon I will stop being angry with you, and I will punish them for their crimes.
26. I will beat the Assyrians with a whip, as I did the people of Midian near the rock at Oreb. And I will show the same mighty power that I used when I made a path through the sea in Egypt.
27. Then they will no longer rule your nation. All will go well for you, and your burden will be lifted.