24. The Lord Almighty has sworn, “Surely, as I have planned, so it will be, and as I have purposed, so it will happen.
25. I will crush the Assyrian in my land; on my mountains I will trample him down. His yoke will be taken from my people, and his burden removed from their shoulders.”
26. This is the plan determined for the whole world; this is the hand stretched out over all nations.
27. For the Lord Almighty has purposed, and who can thwart him? His hand is stretched out, and who can turn it back?
28. This prophecy came in the year King Ahaz died:
29. Do not rejoice, all you Philistines, that the rod that struck you is broken; from the root of that snake will spring up a viper, its fruit will be a darting, venomous serpent.
30. The poorest of the poor will find pasture, and the needy will lie down in safety. But your root I will destroy by famine; it will slay your survivors.
31. Wail, you gate! Howl, you city! Melt away, all you Philistines! A cloud of smoke comes from the north, and there is not a straggler in its ranks.
32. What answer shall be given to the envoys of that nation? “The Lord has established Zion, and in her his afflicted people will find refuge.”