Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, becausethey aremany; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek theLORD!
Yet he alsoiswise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words: but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of them that work iniquity.
Now the Egyptiansaremen, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When theLORDshall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down, and they all shall fail together.
For thus hath theLORDspoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him,hewill not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall theLORDof hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof.
As birds flying, so will theLORDof hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliverit; andpassing over he will preserve it.
Turn ye untohim fromwhom the children of Israel have deeply revolted.
For in that day every man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto youfora sin.
Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited.
And he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear, and his princes shall be afraid of the ensign, saith theLORD, whose fireisin Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.