Assyria: Predictions Respecting: Conquest and Captivity of Israel By

For before the boy knows how to cry ‘Father’ or ‘Mother,’ the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria.”

They will not remain in the land of the LORD; Ephraim will return to Egypt and eat unclean food in Assyria.

Yes, it will be carried to Assyria as tribute to the great king. Ephraim will be seized with shame; Israel will be ashamed of its wooden idols.

Will they not return to the land of Egypt and be ruled by Assyria because they refused to repent?