²³ For the Lord, the Lord of Armies, will bring about the destruction decreed for the whole earth.

²⁴ Therefore the Lord, the Lord of Armies, says, “You my people who dwell in Zion, do not be afraid of the Assyrian, though he strikes you with the rod and lifts up his club against you as Egypt did. ²⁵ For in a very little while, my rage against you will be finished, and my anger will be directed to his destruction.”