KJV King James Version
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 shield, nor cast a bank against it.
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2 Kings 19:32
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 shield, nor cast a bank against it.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria: ‘He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow into it. He will not come before it with a shield or build up a siege ramp against it.
WEB World English Bible
“Therefore thus says Yahweh concerning the king of Assyria, ‘He shall not come to this city, nor shoot an arrow there, neither shall he come before it with shield, nor cast up a mound against it.
ASV American Standard Version
Therefore thus saith Jehovah concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come unto this city, nor shoot an arrow there, neither shall he come before it with shield, nor cast up a mound against it.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Therefore, thus said Jehovah, Concerning the king of Asshur: He doth not come in unto this city, Nor doth he shoot there an arrow, Nor doth he come before it with shield. Nor doth he pour out against it a mount.
Surrounding context — 2 Kings 19
29 And this [shall be] a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such things as grow of themselves, and in the second year that which springeth of the same; and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruits thereof.
30 And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall yet again take root downward, and bear fruit upward.
31 For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and they that escape out of mount Zion: the zeal of the LORD [of hosts] shall do this.
32 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 shield, nor cast a bank against it.
33 By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the LORD.
34 For I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.
35 And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the LORD went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they [were] all dead corpses.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
לָכֵ֗ןH3651 · kenrightכֹּֽה־H3541 · kohthusאָמַ֤רH559 · a.marto sayיְהוָה֙H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)מֶ֣לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingאַשּׁ֔וּרH804 · ash.shurAssyriaלֹ֤אH3808 · lonotיָבֹא֙H935 · boto come (in): comeאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)הָעִ֣ירH5892 · irexcitementהַזֹּ֔אתH2063 · zotthisוְלֹֽא־H3808 · lonotיוֹרֶ֥הH3384 · ya.rato shootשָׁ֖םH8033 · shamthereחֵ֑ץH2671 · chetsarrowוְלֹֽא־H3808 · lonotיְקַדְּמֶ֣נָּהH6923 · qa.damto meetמָגֵ֔ןH4043 · ma.genshieldוְלֹֽא־H3808 · lonotיִשְׁפֹּ֥ךְH8210 · sha.phakhto pour: pourעָלֶ֖יהָH5921 · aluponסֹלְלָֽה׃H5550 · so.le.lahmound
Cross-references
2 Samuel 20:15And they came and besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that [were] with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.Isaiah 8:7-10Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, [even] the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks:Luke 19:43-44For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,Ezekiel 21:22At his right hand was the divination for Jerusalem, to appoint captains, to open the mouth in the slaughter, to lift up the voice with shouting, to appoint [battering] rams against the gates, to cast a mount, [and] to build a fort.Isaiah 10:24-25Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, O my people that dwellest in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrian: he shall smite thee with a rod, and shall lift up his staff against thee, after the manner of Egypt.Isaiah 37:33-35Therefore 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.Isaiah 10:28-32He is come to Aiath, he is passed to Migron; at Michmash he hath laid up his carriages:
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