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For on that day all of you shall throw away your idols of silver and idols of gold, which your hands have sinfully made for you.

‘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 labour.
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.

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For in that day(A) every one of you will reject the idols of silver and gold(B) your sinful hands have made.(C)

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

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