12 When the Lord has finished all his workx against Mount Ziony and Jerusalem, he will say, “I will punish the king of Assyriaz for the willful pridea of his heart and the haughty lookb in his eyes. 13 For he says:

“ ‘By the strength of my handc I have done this,d

and by my wisdom, because I have understanding.

I removed the boundaries of nations,

I plundered their treasures;e

like a mighty one I subdueda their kings.f

14 As one reaches into a nest,g

so my hand reached for the wealthh of the nations;

as people gather abandoned eggs,

so I gathered all the countries;i

not one flapped a wing,

or opened its mouth to chirp.j’ ”

15 Does the ax raise itself above the person who swings it,

or the saw boast against the one who uses it?k

As if a rod were to wield the person who lifts it up,

or a clubl brandish the one who is not wood!

16 Therefore, the Lord, the Lord Almighty,

will send a wasting diseasem upon his sturdy warriors;n

under his pompo a firep will be kindled

like a blazing flame.