By the way that he came, by the same he will return, and he will not come to this city,’ says Yahweh.
Parallel translations
- KJV By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the LORD.
- BSB He will go back the way he came, and he will not enter this city,’ declares the LORD.
- NKJV By the way that he came, By the same shall he return; And he shall not come into this city,’ Says the Lord.
- NASB By the way that he came, by the same he will return, and he shall not come to this city,” ’ declares the Lord.
- NLT The king will return to his own country by the same road on which he came. He will not enter this city, says the Lord.
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Quick answer
God declares that Sennacherib will retreat the way he came and never enter Jerusalem. It shows the LORD overruling a mighty empire by His mere word.
Overview
Concluding Isaiah's prophecy against Assyria, Yahweh promises that the invader will be turned back without firing an arrow into the city. The boastful king who defied the living God is brought to nothing by divine decree. This rescue foreshadows the greater deliverance God gives His people in Christ, who likewise saves not by human strength but by God's sovereign promise.
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Cross-references · 2
- 2 Kgs 19:28Because of your raging against me, and because your arrogance has come up into my ears, therefore I will put my hook in your nose, and my bridle in your lips, and I will turn you back by the way by which you came.’
- 2 Kgs 19:36So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and lived at Nineveh.
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