defiantly rushing at Him with a thick, strong shield.
He runneth upon him, even on his neck, Upon the thick bosses of his bucklers:
Running stubbornly against Him with a thickly ornamented shield;
He runneth upon him with a stiff neck, With the thick bosses of his bucklers;
They run toward him aggressively, with a massive and strong shield.
He has rushed against him with his throat exposed, and he has been armed with a fat neck.
He hath run against him with his neck raised up, and is armed with a fat neck.
Judah, so you are— your brothers will praise you: Your hand will be on your enemies’ neck. Your father’s sons will bow down to you.
In his time of distress, this same King Ahaz acted even more unfaithfully to Adonai.
for he raises his hand against God and flaunts himself against Shaddai,
Because He covered his face with his fat and made his hips bulge with blubber,
I was at ease, but He shattered me; He grabbed me by the neck and crushed me. He has made me His target;
For You girded me with strength for battle. You made those who rose up against me bow down before me.
Do not lift your horn up high. Do not speak with outstretched neck.”
But Pharaoh said, “Who is Adonai, that I should listen to His voice and let Israel go? I do not know Adonai, and besides, I will not let Israel go.”