23. Yes, throughout the whole country the Sovereign Lord Almighty will bring destruction, as he said he would.
24. The Sovereign Lord Almighty says to his people who live in Zion, “Do not be afraid of the Assyrians, even though they oppress you as the Egyptians used to do.
25. In only a little while I will finish punishing you, and then I will destroy them.
26. I, the Lord Almighty, will beat them with my whip as I beat the people of Midian at the Rock of Oreb. I will punish Assyria as I punished Egypt.
27. When that time comes, I will free you from the power of Assyria, and their yoke will no longer be a burden on your shoulders.”
28. The enemy army has captured the city of Ai! They have passed through Migron! They left their supplies at Michmash!
29. They have crossed the pass and are spending the night at Geba! The people in the town of Ramah are terrified, and the people in King Saul's town of Gibeah have run away.
30. Shout, people of Gallim! Listen, people of Laishah! Answer, people of Anathoth!
31. The people of Madmenah and Gebim are running for their lives.
32. Today the enemy are in the town of Nob, and there they are shaking their fists at Mount Zion, at the city of Jerusalem.