Isaiah 10:20-34
So Israel is going to be slave to Assyria because even though they hoped Assyria would wipe out their foes, Assyria took them prisoner too. In this passage, Isaiah is prophesying that one day, what's left of Israel will return from captivity. He points out the deja vu in v. 24: "..do not be afraid of the Assyrians when they strike with the rod and lift up their staff against you as the Egyptians did."
Israel will have to be invaded, this is a consequence for not trusting in God. But God promises to "wield against [Assyria] a whip" and to save the remnant of Israel. He says that the survivors "will no more lean on him who struck him, but will lean on the LORD, the Holy One of Israel."
In a way, all of this is saying that even in the midst of Judgement and destruction, God has a plan in motion and you should trust Him.
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