“Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited.”
Then Assyria will fall by a sword not of man, and a sword not of mankind will devour it; and he will flee from the sword, and his young men will become forced laborers, establishing that Assyria's judgment will come through means that are not merely human—a divine sword, suggesting direct divine intervention. The falling and devouring by a sword not of man emphasize God's direct action in judgment. The fleeing from the sword and the reduction of young men to forced labor suggest the complete subjugation and humiliation of the great power. The oracle promises that Assyria will fall to a power beyond its comprehension and resistance.
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