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You children of Israel, come back to the God you ·fought [rebelled; revolted] against. ·The time is coming when [L For in that day] each of you will ·stop worshiping [throw/cast away] idols of gold and silver, which ·you sinned by making [your sinful hands have made].

“Assyria will ·be defeated [fall] by a sword, but not ·the sword of a person [of man];
    Assyria will be ·destroyed [devoured], but not by a person’s sword.
Assyria will run away from the ·sword of God [L sword],
    but its young men will be caught and made slaves.

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Return,(A) you Israelites, to the One you have so greatly revolted(B) against. For in that day(C) every one of you will reject the idols of silver and gold(D) your sinful hands have made.(E)

“Assyria(F) will fall by no human sword;
    a sword, not of mortals, will devour(G) them.
They will flee before the sword
    and their young men will be put to forced labor.(H)

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