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You will have to bow down among the captives
    or fall down among the dead bodies.
But the Lord is still angry;
    his hand is still raised to strike down the people.

God Will Punish Assyria

God says, “How terrible it will be for the king of Assyria.
    I use him like a rod to show my anger;
    in anger I use Assyria like a club.
I send it to fight against a nation that is separated from God.
    I am angry with those people,
    so I command Assyria to fight against them,
to take their wealth from them,
    to trample them down like dirt in the streets.

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