21. Those who are left alive in Jacob’s familywill again follow the powerful God.
22. Israel, your people are many,like the grains of sand by the sea.But only a few of them will be left alive to return to the Lord.God has announced that he will destroy the landcompletely and fairly.
23. The Lord God All-Powerful will certainly destroy this land,as he has announced.
24. This is what the Lord God All-Powerful says:“My people living in Jerusalem,don’t be afraid of the Assyrians,who beat you with a rodand raise a stick against you, as Egypt did.
25. After a short time my anger against you will stop,and then I will turn my anger to destroying them.”
26. Then the Lord All-Powerful will beat the Assyrians with a whipas he defeated Midian at the rock of Oreb.He will raise his stick over the watersas he did in Egypt.
27. Then the troubles that Assyria puts on youwill be removed,and the load they make you carrywill be taken away.
28. The army of Assyria will enter near Aiath.Its soldiers will walk through Migron.They will store their food in Micmash.
29. The army will go over the pass.The soldiers will sleep at Geba.The people of Ramah will be afraid,and the people at Gibeah of Saul will run away.
30. Cry out, Bath Gallim!Laishah, listen!Poor Anathoth!
31. The people of Madmenah are running away;the people of Gebim are hiding.
32. This day the army will stop at Nob.They will shake their fist at Mount Zion,at the hill of Jerusalem.
33. Watch! The Lord God All-Powerfulwith his great power will chop them down like a great tree.Those who are great will be cut down;those who are important will fall to the ground.
34. He will cut them downas a forest is cut down with an ax.And the great trees of Lebanonwill fall by the power of the Mighty One.