“now therefore, behold, the Lord brings upon them the mighty flood waters of the River: the king of Assyria and all his glory. It will come up over all its channels, and go over all its banks.”

Reading this verse in context

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Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.