Through out the first section of this chapter, the LORD pours out his anger at Judah, and then at the leaders of Judah for the sustained worship of idols. His judgment will fall on those leaders. There is a shift in which the LORD prophesies that both Judah and Israel will have mighty men, formed into an unstoppable force under His leadership. The chapter finishes with His promises to bring back His people from Assyria and from Egypt.
