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But this will protect us,
when the Assyrian invades our
     land,
when he sets foot on our soil;
ample leaders we shall raise
       against him,
princes ample and enough,
to let Assyria feel the sword
and drive the bare blade over
       Nimrod's land,
rescuing us from the Assyrian,
when he invades our land
and sets foot on our territory.
(Micah: 5; 5-6.)