And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city.
Parallel translations
- WEB I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria, and I will defend this city.
- KJV And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria: and I will defend this city.
- NKJV I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria, and I will defend this city.” ’
- NASB And I will save you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will protect this city.” ’
- NLT and I will rescue you and this city from the king of Assyria. Yes, I will defend this city.
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Quick answer
God also promises to deliver Hezekiah and the city from Assyria and to defend it. Personal healing comes joined to God's protection of his people.
Overview
Alongside healing, the Lord pledges to rescue king and city from the Assyrian threat. The promise links Hezekiah's restoration to the wider safety of Jerusalem. God's care extends from the individual to the covenant community, showing his comprehensive faithfulness.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Isa 37:35‘I will defend this city and save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.’”
- Isa 12:6Cry out and sing, O citizen of Zion, for great among you is the Holy One of Israel.”
- Isa 31:4–5For this is what the LORD has said to me: “Like a lion roaring or a young lion over its prey—and though a band of shepherds is called out against it, it is not terrified by their shouting or subdued by their clamor—so the LORD of Hosts will come down to do battle on Mount Zion and its heights.
- 2 Chr 32:22So the LORD saved Hezekiah and the people of Jerusalem from the hands of King Sennacherib of Assyria and all the others, and He gave them rest on every side.
- 2 Tim 4:17But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.
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