^25 (A)He turned their heart to hate His people,
To deal craftily with His servants.

21 The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord,
Like the ^[a]rivers of water;
He turns it wherever He wishes.

⁵ “Woe to Assyria, ^(A)the rod of My anger
And the staff in whose hand is My indignation.
⁶ I will send him against ^(B)an ungodly nation,
And against the people of My wrath
I will ^(C)give him charge,
To seize the spoil, to take the prey,
And to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
^7 (D)Yet he does not mean so,
Nor does his heart think so;
But it is in his heart to destroy,
And cut off not a few nations.

²⁷ For the Lord of hosts has ^(A)purposed,
And who will annul it?
His hand is stretched out,
And who will turn it back?”

⁴ So will I choose their delusions,
And bring their fears on them;
^(A)Because, when I called, no one answered,
When I spoke they did not hear;
But they did evil before My eyes,
And chose that in which I do not delight.”