4 The Lord said to me, “No matter how shepherds yell and shout, they can't scare away a lion from an animal that it has killed; in the same way, there is nothing that can keep me, the Lord Almighty, from protecting Mount Zion.
5 Just as a bird hovers over its nest to protect its young, so I, the Lord Almighty, will protect Jerusalem and defend it.”
6 The Lord said, “People of Israel, you have sinned against me and opposed me. But now, come back to me!
7 A time is coming when all of you will throw away the sinful idols you made out of silver and gold.
8 Assyria will be destroyed in war, but not by human power. The Assyrians will run from battle, and their young men will be made slaves.
9 Their emperor will run away in terror, and the officers will be so frightened that they will abandon their battle flags.” The Lord has spoken — the Lord who is worshipped in Jerusalem and whose fire burns there for sacrifices.