¹⁸ In that day^(A) the Lord will snatch away their finery: the bangles and headbands and crescent necklaces,^(B)

Assyria, the Lord’s Instrument

¹⁸ In that day^(A) the Lord will whistle^(B) for flies from the Nile delta in Egypt and for bees from the land of Assyria.^(C)

²⁰ In that day^(A) the Lord will use^(B) a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates River^(C)—the king of Assyria^(D)—to shave your head and private parts, and to cut off your beard^(E) also.^(F)

¹¹ In that day^(A) the Lord will reach out his hand a second time to reclaim the surviving remnant^(B) of his people from Assyria,^(C) from Lower Egypt, from Upper Egypt,^(D) from Cush,^[a](E) from Elam,^(F) from Babylonia,^[b] from Hamath^(G) and from the islands^(H) of the Mediterranean.^(I)