Yet it is not Assyria’s intention [to do My will],
Nor does it plan so in its heart,
But instead it is its purpose to destroy
And to cut off many nations.

My mind reels, horror overwhelms me;
The twilight I longed for has been turned into fear and trembling for me.

“Behold, I am creating new heavens and a new earth;
And the former things [of life] will not be remembered or come to mind.

And He said, “Go, and tell this people:

‘Keep on listening, but do not understand;
Keep on looking, but do not comprehend.’