“Assyria(A) will fall by no human sword;
    a sword, not of mortals, will devour(B) them.
They will flee before the sword
    and their young men will be put to forced labor.(C)
Their stronghold(D) will fall because of terror;
    at the sight of the battle standard(E) their commanders will panic,(F)
declares the Lord,
    whose fire(G) is in Zion,
    whose furnace(H) is in Jerusalem.

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“Then Assyria will fall by a sword
    that is not from human beings only[a]
        a sword not wielded by mortal beings will devour them.
They will flee from the sword,
    and their young men will be put to forced labor.
Their stronghold will vanish by reason of terror,
    and their commanders will be filled with alarm
        because of the battle standard,”

declares the Lord, whose fire is in Zion
    and whose furnace is in Jerusalem.

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Notas al pie

  1. Isaiah 31:8 Lit. not of man