By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the LORD.
He will go back the same way he came, and he will not enter this city, says the LORD.
God is promising that the enemy who came to attack will be forced to retreat without conquering the city.
📚 Historical Context
In the 8th century BC, the Assyrian king Sennacherib invaded Judah and besieged Jerusalem, threatening to destroy the city as part of his campaign to expand the Assyrian Empire. The prophet Isaiah delivered God's message to King Hezekiah, assuring him that Sennacherib would not enter Jerusalem and would return defeated by the same route he came. Historically, this prophecy was fulfilled when a divine intervention, likely involving a plague, decimated the Assyrian army, forcing their retreat without capturing the city.
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