⁸ Then Assyria will fall,
but not by human sword;
a sword will devour him,
but not one made by man.^(A)
He will flee from the sword;
his young men will be put to forced labor.^(B)

¹² Over all the barren heights in the wilderness
the destroyers have come,
for the Lord has a sword that devours
from one end of the earth to the other.
No one has peace.^(A)

¹⁰ That day belongs to the Lord, the God of Armies,
a day of vengeance to avenge himself
against his adversaries.
The sword will devour and be satisfied;
it will drink its fill of their blood,
because it will be a sacrifice^(A) to the Lord, the God of Armies,
in the northern land by the Euphrates River.^(B)

¹⁴ Announce it in Egypt, and proclaim it in Migdol!^(A)
Proclaim it in Memphis and in Tahpanhes!
Say, “Take positions! Prepare yourself,
for the sword devours all around you.”^(B)