"By the waythat he came,by the same he will return,and he shall not cometo thiscity,"' declaresthe LORD.
Becauseof your ragingagainstMe, And because your arrogancehas comeup to My ears,Therefore I will putMy hookin your nose,And My bridlein your lips,And I will turnyou backby the waywhichyou came.
For I will defendthiscityto saveit for My own sakeand for My servantDavid'ssake.'"
So Sennacheribkingof Assyriadepartedand returned[home], and livedat Nineveh.
"Behold,I will puta spiritin him so that he will heara rumorand returnto his own land.And I will make him fallby the swordin his own land."'"
The king'sheartis [like] channelsof waterin the handof the LORD;He turnsit whereverHe wishes.
