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 shields, nor cast a bank against it.
Therefore, this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria: He will not enter this city, or shoot a single arrow at it, or come near it with his shields, or build up dirt ramps to attack its walls.
God is promising that the Assyrian king will not be able to attack or conquer Jerusalem at all.
📚 Historical Context
During the 8th century BC, the Assyrian Empire under King Sennacherib was invading Judah and had besieged Jerusalem during the reign of King Hezekiah, threatening the city's destruction. The prophet Isaiah delivered this message from God as a direct promise of protection, assuring that the Assyrian forces would not breach the walls or launch an assault. This prophecy was historically fulfilled when a miraculous event, described in the Bible as divine intervention, led to the Assyrian army's defeat, sparing Jerusalem from capture.
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