²⁴ The Lord of hosts has sworn, saying,
“Surely, as I have thought, so it shall come to pass,
And as I have purposed, so it shall ^(A)stand:
²⁵ That I will break the ^(B)Assyrian in My land,
And on My mountains tread him underfoot.
Then ^(C)his yoke shall be removed from them,
And his burden removed from their shoulders.
²⁶ This is the ^(D)purpose that is purposed against the whole earth,
And this is the hand that is stretched out over all the nations.
²⁷ For the Lord of hosts has ^(E)purposed,
And who will annul it?
His hand is stretched out,
And who will turn it back?”