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31 Assyria will be shattered at the voice of the Lord
    as he strikes with his rod.
32 Every stroke that the Lord inflicts upon Assyria
    with his punishing rod
will be accompanied by the sound
    of timbrels and lyres
as he engages in battle
    with his uplifted hand.
33 The pyre has been ready for a long time,
    prepared for the king.
His pyre is deep and broad,
    with fire and wood in abundance.
And the breath of the Lord, like a steam of sulfur,
    will set it ablaze.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 30:33 A place for human sacrifices to the god Baal in the Valley of Ben-hinnom, outside Jerusalem.