7. But the king of Assyria will not understand that he is my tool;his mind does not work that way.His plan is simply to destroy,to cut down nation after nation.
8. He will say,‘Each of my princes will soon be a king.
9. We destroyed Calno just as we did Carchemish.Hamath fell before us as Arpad did.And we destroyed Samaria just as we did Damascus.
10. Yes, we have finished off many a kingdomwhose gods were greater than those in Jerusalem and Samaria.
11. So we will defeat Jerusalem and her gods,just as we destroyed Samaria with hers.’”
12. After the Lord has used the king of Assyria to accomplish his purposes on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, he will turn against the king of Assyria and punish him—for he is proud and arrogant.