3. Now the Egyptians are men and not God, and their horses are flesh and not spirit; and when the Lord stretches out His hand, both [Egypt] who helps will stumble, and [Judah] who is helped will fall, and they will all perish and be consumed together.
4. For the Lord has said to me, As the lion or the young lion growls over his prey–and though a large band of shepherds is called out against him, he will not be terrified at their voice or daunted at their noise–so the Lord of hosts will come down to fight upon Mount Zion and upon its hills.
5. Like birds hovering, so will the Lord of hosts defend Jerusalem; He will protect and deliver it, He will pass over and spare and preserve it.
6. Return, O children of Israel, to Him against Whom you have so deeply plunged into revolt.
7. For in that day every man of you will cast away [in contempt and disgust] his idols of silver and his idols of gold, which your own hands have sinfully made for you.