Isaiah 29:3

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

I will surround you and prepare to attack from all sides.

Cross References

2 Kings 18:17

The king of Assyria ordered his three highest military officers to leave Lachish and take a large army to Jerusalem. When they arrived, the officers stood on the road near the cloth makers' shops along the canal from the upper pool.

2 Kings 19:32

I promise that the king of Assyria won't get into Jerusalem, or shoot an arrow into the city, or even surround it and prepare to attack.

Isaiah 1:8

Enemies surround Jerusalem, alone like a hut in a vineyard or in a cucumber field.

Ezekiel 21:22

His right hand will pull out the arrow marked “Jerusalem”. Then he will immediately give the signal to shout the battle cry, to build earth ramps to the top of the city walls, to break down its walls and gates with large wooden poles, and to kill the people.

Matthew 22:7

This made the king so furious that he sent an army to kill those murderers and burn down their city.

Deuteronomy 20:20

You may need wood to make ladders and towers to help you get over the walls and capture the town. But use only trees that you know are not fruit trees.