16. Therefore the Lord God of Hostswill inflict an emaciating diseaseon the well-fed of Assyria,and He will kindle a burning fireunder its glory.
17. Israel’s Light will become a fire,and its Holy One, a flame. In one day it will burn up Assyria’s thorns and thistles.
18. He will completely destroythe glory of its forests and orchardsas a sickness consumes a person.
19. The remaining trees of its forestwill be so few in numberthat a child could count them.