Lux Domini
This is the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning him; The virgin the daughter of Zion hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.

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Interpretation

All Sennacherib's motions were under the Divine cognizance. God himself undertakes to defend the city; and that person, that place, cannot but be safe, which he undertakes to protect.

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This thought runs through 2 Kings 19:20-21.

2 Kings 19:20 2 Kings 19:21

Glossary

Jerusalem Place
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.
Zion Place
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.