And the (A)Assyrian will fall by a sword not wielded by a man,
And a (B)sword not of man will devour him.
So he will [a](C)not escape the sword,
And his young men will become (D)forced laborers.
“His (E)rock will pass away because of panic,
And his officers will be terrified by the (F)flag,”
Declares the Lord, whose (G)fire is in Zion and whose furnace is in Jerusalem.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 31:8 Lit flee

“Then the Assyrian shall fall by a sword not of mortals,
    and a sword not of humans shall devour him;
he shall flee from the sword,
    and his young men shall be put to forced labor.(A)
His rock shall pass away in terror,
    and his officers desert the standard in panic,”
says the Lord, whose fire is in Zion
    and whose furnace is in Jerusalem.(B)

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