The rod of the oppressors will be broken, and turmoil will be replaced by peace. Even creation will be affected by this (as an aside, is Lord of the Rings alluding to verse 8 in its bits on the trees?).
The king of Assyria boasted of his strength and might, but he would be laid low. He would fall like every other leader has fallen. In fact it is amazing that we never learn. No one has ever managed to rule forever! No human kingdom has ever lasted for ever. Every single one has fallen, yet men still persist in thinking this time things will be different.
Verses 12-15 are sometime seen as talking about Satan. This may be so, but their primary reference is to human pride. Men can seem to be so powerful and all-conquering, but for all there comes a time when they are reduced to nothing.
The Assyrian's would be utterly crushed. It is God's plans that succeed, and no one can do anything about it.
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