⁴⁴ The Amorites who lived in those hills came out against you; they chased you like a swarm of bees^(A) and beat you down from Seir^(B) all the way to Hormah.^(C)

⁴⁵ Then the Amalekites and the Canaanites^(A) who lived in that hill country^(B) came down and attacked them and beat them down all the way to Hormah.^(C)

Assyria, the Lord’s Instrument

¹⁸ In that day^(A) the Lord will whistle^(B) for flies from the Nile delta in Egypt and for bees from the land of Assyria.^(C)

³ The Lord listened to Israel’s plea and gave the Canaanites^(A) over to them. They completely destroyed them^(B) and their towns; so the place was named Hormah.^[a](C)

²⁵ The Lord will cause you to be defeated^(A) before your enemies. You will come at them from one direction but flee from them in seven,^(B) and you will become a thing of horror^(C) to all the kingdoms on earth.^(D)