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11 Now I will move in and take over Jerusalem and her idols
    as easily as I did in Samaria.”

The Assyrians imagine that it is by their initiative and power that they gain control of these great cities and their populations. They are mistaken.

12 God will punish Assyria and its king for their blasphemous rants and arrogant self-satisfaction once my Lord has finished using them to accomplish His purposes here on Zion and in Jerusalem.

13 Assyrian King: I am so smart, so strong, so knowledgeable.
        I am clearly superior to everyone else,
    Moving easily into other countries and using them to suit my needs,
        taking their treasures at will and humbling their citizens.

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