[27] Behold, the name of the Lord cometh from far, burning with his anger, and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue as a devouring fire:

[28] And his breath, as an overflowing stream, shall reach to the midst of the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of vanity: and there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people, causing them to err.

[29] Ye shall have a song, as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the mountain of the Lord, to the mighty One of Israel.

[30] And the Lord shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and with the flame of a devouring fire, with scattering, and tempest, and hailstones.

[31] For through the voice of the Lord shall the Assyrian be beaten down, which smote with a rod.

[32] And in every place where the grounded staff shall pass, which the Lord shall lay upon him, it shall be with tabrets and harps: and in battles of shaking will he fight with it.

[33] For Tophet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the Lord, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.

Now that Israel has turned to the Lord, His anger is now kindled against their enemies.

Meanwhile, Israel will be singing into the night on the holy mountain of the Lord. See Songs of Zion 84, “He’s Taken My Blindness.”

And when I lie dreaming, I walk her green valleys,
And stand on the mountains of Zion’s blest sod.
And all through the night hours, I hear Israel singing,
While walking the highways, returning to God.

These verses would appear to have applicability both in the short term and in the long term.

In the short term:

• God will bring about the defeat of the Assyrian army
• The victorious music will play as the army is defeated
• Tophet was a pit used for burning people (such as for child sacrifice), but it would now be used for the defeated Assyrians

In the longer term:

• God will bring about the defeat of all evil (represented by Assyria)
• Israel will be singing on the mountain of the Lord
• Tophet would represent hell, which would be ready to receive the evil ones — it will be kindled by the breath of God