5. Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger And the staff in whose hands is My indignation,
6. I send it against a godless nation And commission it against the people of My fury To capture booty and to seize plunder, And to trample them down like mud in the streets.
7. Yet it does not so intend, Nor does it plan so in its heart, But rather it is its purpose to destroy And to cut off many nations.
8. For it says, "Are not my princes all kings?
9. "Is not Calno like Carchemish, Or Hamath like Arpad, Or Samaria like Damascus?