⁸ “Assyria^(A) will fall by no human sword;
    a sword, not of mortals, will devour^(B) them.
They will flee before the sword
    and their young men will be put to forced labor.^(C)

“He will not enter this city^(A)
    or shoot an arrow here.
He will not come before it with shield
    or build a siege ramp^(B) against it.
³⁴ By the way that he came he will return;^(C)
    he will not enter this city,”
declares the Lord.
³⁵ “I will defend^(D) this city and save it,
    for my sake^(E) and for the sake of David^(F) my servant!”