Then Assyria will fall,
but not by human sword;
a sword will devour him,
but not one made by man.
He will flee from the sword;
his young men will be put to forced labor.

They have thrown their gods into the fire, for they were not gods but made by human hands—wood and stone. So they have destroyed them.

The woodworker stretches out a measuring line,
he outlines it with a stylus;
he shapes it with chisels
and outlines it with a compass.
He makes it according to a human likeness,
like a beautiful person,
to dwell in a temple.

Human pride will be humbled,
and the loftiness of men will be brought low;
the Lord alone will be exalted on that day.

So human pride will be brought low,
and the loftiness of men will be humbled;
the Lord alone will be exalted on that day.

They will not look to the altars they made with their hands or to the Asherahs and incense altars they made with their fingers.

You made a reservoir between the walls for the waters of the ancient pool, but you did not look to the One who made it, or consider the One who created it long ago.

For you said, “We have cut a deal with Death,
and we have made an agreement with Sheol;
when the overwhelming scourge passes through,
it will not touch us,
because we have made falsehood our refuge
and have hidden behind treachery.”

The highways are deserted;
travel has ceased.
An agreement has been broken,
cities despised,
and human life disregarded.

Because you are precious in My sight
and honored, and I love you,
I will give people in exchange for you
and nations instead of your life.

He made my words like a sharp sword;
He hid me in the shadow of His hand.
He made me like a sharpened arrow;
He hid me in His quiver.

Just as many were appalled at You—
His appearance was so disfigured
that He did not look like a man,
and His form did not resemble a human being—

You have set up your memorial
behind the door and doorpost.
For away from Me, you stripped,
went up, and made your bed wide,
and you have made a bargain for yourself with them.
You have loved their bed;
you have gazed on their genitals.