And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria: and 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.
- BSB And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. 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 37:35For I will defend this city to save it for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.
- Isa 12:6Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.
- Isa 31:4–5For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof.
- 2 Chr 32:22Thus the LORD saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all other, and guided them on every side.
- 2 Tim 4:17Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
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