If Judah thought to form an alliance with the southern nations of Nubia and Egypt against Assyria, it would be to no avail. These nations would also come to ruin. The God of Israel is mightier than any nation, and he is the only source of help for his people.
7 At that time tribute will be brought to the LORD of hosts from a people tall and smooth, from a people feared near and far, a nation mighty and conquering, whose land the rivers divide,to Mount Zion, the place of the name of the LORD of hosts.