Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor cast a bank against it.
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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.
Read with
This thought runs through 2 Kings 19:28-32.
Glossary
- Assyria Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Nineveh.
- Jerusalem Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.
- City People
- The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain ( Gen. 4:17 ). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12).