21  Prepare slaughter for his children nfor the iniquity of their fathers;

oThat they do not rise, nor possess the land,

Nor fill the face of the world with cities.

22  For I will rise up against them, saith the Lord of hosts,

And cut off from Babylon pthe name, and qremnant,

And rson, and rsnephew, saith the Lord.

23  I will also make it a possession for tthe bittern, and pools of water:

And I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the Lord of hosts.

24  The Lord of hosts hath sworn, saying,

Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass;

And as I have purposed, so shall it stand:

25  uThat I will break the Assyrian in my land,

And upon my mountains tread him under foot:

Then shall his vyoke depart from off them,

And whis vburden depart from off their shoulders.

26  This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth:

And this is xthe hand that is stretched out upon all the nations.

27  For ythe Lord of hosts hath purposed, and zwho shall disannul it?

And xhis hand is stretched out, and awho shall turn it back?