Surely you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the countries, destroying them completely. And will you be delivered?
the man who made the world a wilderness, who overthrew its cities and would not let his captives go home?”
Do not let Hezekiah persuade you to trust in the Lord when he says, ‘The Lord will surely deliver us; this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.’
So it towered higher than all the trees of the field; its boughs increased and its branches grew long, spreading because of abundant waters.
Nothing can heal you; your wound is fatal. All who hear the news about you clap their hands at your fall, for who has not felt your endless cruelty?