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23 The Lord who rules over all will carry out his sentence.
    The Lord will destroy the whole land.

24 The Lord rules over all. The Lord says,

“My people who live in Zion,
    do not be afraid of the Assyrian army.
They beat you with rods.
    They lift up war clubs against you,
    just as the Egyptians did.
25 Very soon I will not be angry with you anymore.
    I will turn my anger against the Assyrians.
    I will destroy them.”

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23 The Lord, the Lord Almighty, will carry out
    the destruction decreed(A) upon the whole land.(B)

24 Therefore this is what the Lord, the Lord Almighty, says:

“My people who live in Zion,(C)
    do not be afraid(D) of the Assyrians,
who beat(E) you with a rod(F)
    and lift up a club against you, as Egypt did.
25 Very soon(G) my anger against you will end
    and my wrath(H) will be directed to their destruction.(I)

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