22 The Lord Almighty says, “I will attack Babylon and bring it to ruin. I will leave nothing — no children, no survivors at all. I, the Lord, have spoken.
23 I will turn Babylon into a marsh, and owls will live there. I will sweep Babylon with a broom that will sweep everything away. I, the Lord Almighty, have spoken.”
24 The Lord Almighty has sworn an oath: “What I have planned will happen. What I have determined to do will be done.
25 I will destroy the Assyrians in my land of Israel and trample upon them on my mountains. I will free my people from the Assyrian yoke and from the burdens they have had to bear.
26 This is my plan for the world, and my arm is stretched out to punish the nations.”
27 The Lord Almighty is determined to do this; he has stretched out his arm to punish, and no one can stop him.
28 This is a message that was proclaimed in the year that King Ahaz died.