8For he saith, Are not my princes all kings?
9Is not Calno as Karkemish? Is not Hamath as Arpad? Is not Samaria as Damascus?
10As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols, — and their graven images exceeded those of Jerusalem and Samaria,
11— shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her images?
12And it shall come to pass, when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and upon Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stoutness of heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks.
13For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom, for I am intelligent; and I have removed the bounds of the peoples, and have robbed their treasures, and, like a valiant man, I have brought down them that sit on thrones;