Assyria, the Lord’s Instrument

¹⁸ In that day^(A) the Lord will whistle^(B) for flies from the Nile delta in Egypt and for bees from the land of Assyria.^{(C) 19} They will all come and settle in the steep ravines and in the crevices^(D) in the rocks, on all the thornbushes^(E) and at all the water holes. ²⁰ In that day^(F) the Lord will use^(G) a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates River^(H)—the king of Assyria^(I)—to shave your head and private parts, and to cut off your beard^(J) also.^{(K) 21} In that day,^(L) a person will keep alive a young cow and two goats.^{(M) 22} And because of the abundance of the milk they give, there will be curds to eat. All who remain in the land will eat curds^(N) and honey.^{(O) 23} In that day,^(P) in every place where there were a thousand vines worth a thousand silver shekels,^[a](Q) there will be only briers and thorns.^{(R) 24} Hunters will go there with bow and arrow, for the land will be covered with briers^(S) and thorns. ²⁵ As for all the hills^(T) once cultivated by the hoe, you will no longer go there for fear of the briers and thorns;^(U) they will become places where cattle are turned loose and where sheep run.^(V)