8. The king of Assyria says to himself,‘All of my commanders are like kings.
9. The city Calno is like the city Carchemish.And the city Hamath is like the city Arpad.The city Samaria is like the city Damascus.
10. I defeated those kingdoms that worship idols.And those idols were more than the idols of Jerusalem and Samaria.
11. I defeated Samaria and her idols.So I will also defeat Jerusalem and her idols.’”
12. The Lord will finish doing what he planned to Mount Zion and Jerusalem. Then he will punish Assyria. The king of Assyria is very proud. His pride made him do these bad things. So God will punish him.
13. The king of Assyria says this:“By my own power I have done these things.By my wisdom I have defeated many nations.I have taken their wealth.And like a mighty one, I have taken their people.
14. I have taken the riches of all these people,like one who reaches into a bird’s nest.I have taken these nations,like a person taking eggs.No one raised a hand against me.No one opened his mouth to stop me.”
15. An ax is not better than the person who swings it.A saw is not better than the person who uses it.A stick cannot control the person who picks it up.A club cannot pick up the person!