1 You people are in for trouble! You have made cruel and unfair laws 2 that let you cheat the poor and needy and rob widows and orphans. 3 But what will you do when you are fiercely attacked and punished by foreigners? Where will you run for help? Where will you hide your valuables? 4 How will you escape being captured10.4 escape being captured: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.or killed? The Lord is still angry, and he isn’t through with you yet!10.4 and he … yet: Or "but he hasn’t given up on you yet!"
The Lord’s Purpose and the King of Assyria
5 Is 14.24-27; Nh 1.1—3.19;Zep 2.13-15.The Lord says:
I am furious! And I will use the king of Assyria10.5 king of Assyria: Probably King Sennacherib who invaded Israel in 701 b.c.as a club 6 to beat down you godless people. I am angry with you, and I will send him to attack you. He will take what he wants and walk on you like mud in the streets. 7 He has even bigger plans in mind, because he wants to destroy many nations.
8 The king of Assyria says:
My army commanders are kings! 9 They have already captured10.9 already captured: Calno (in northern Syria), Carchemish (on the Euphrates River), Hamath (on the Orontes River), Arpad (near Aleppo in northern Syria), Samaria, and Damascus had already been captured by Assyrian kings (738–717 b.c.).the cities of Calno, Carchemish, Hamath, Arpad, Samaria, and Damascus. 10,11 3 Macc 2.18.The gods of Jerusalemand Samariaare weaker than the gods of those powerful nations. And I will destroy Jerusalem, together with its gods and idols, just as I did Samaria.
12 The Lord will do what he has planned against Jerusalemand Mount Zion. Then he will punish the proud and boastful king of Assyria, 13 who says:
I did these things by my own power because I am smart and clever. I attacked kings like a wild bull, and I took the land and the treasures of their nations. 14 I have conquered the whole world! And it was easier than taking eggs from an unguarded nest. No one even flapped a wing or made a peep.
15 King of Assyria, can an ax or a saw overpower the one who uses it? Can a wooden pole lift whoever holds it? 16 The mighty LordAll-Powerful will send a terrible disease to strike down your army, and you will burn with fever under your royal robes. 17 The holy God, who is the light of Israel, will turn into a fire, and in one day you will go up in flames, just like a thornbush. 18 The Lord will make your beautiful forests and fertile fields slowly rot. 19 There will be so few trees that even a young child can count them.
Only a Few Will Come Back
20 A time is coming when the survivors from Israeland Judah will completely depend on the holy Lordof Israel, instead of the nation10.20 nation: That is, Assyria.that defeated them. 21,22 Ro 9.27,28.There were as many people as there are grains of sand along the seashore, but only a few will survive to come back to Israel’s mighty God. This is because he has threatened to destroy their nation, just as they deserve. 23 The LordAll-Powerful has promised that everyone on this earth10.23 on this earth: Or "in this land."will be punished.
24 Now the LordGod All-Powerful says to his people in Jerusalem:
The Assyrianswill beat you with sticks and abuse you, just as the Egyptiansdid. But don’t be afraid of them. 25 Soon I will stop being angry with you, and I will punish them for their crimes.10.25 punish … crimes: Or "completely destroy them."26 I will beat the Assyrians with a whip, as I did the people of Midiannear the rock at Oreb. And I will show the same mighty power that I used when I made a path through the sea in Egypt. 27 Then they will no longer rule your nation. All will go well for you,10.27 All … you: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.and your burden will be lifted.
28 Enemy troops have reached the town of Aiath.10.28 Aiath: Probably Ai (Joshua 7.2).They have gone through Migron, and they stored their supplies at Michmash, 29 before crossing the valley and spending the night at Geba.10.29 Geba: Only nine kilometers from Jerusalem.The people of Ramahare terrified; everyone in Gibeah, the hometown of Saul, has run away. 30 Loud crying can be heard in the towns of Gallim, Laishah, and sorrowful Anathoth. 31 No one is left in Madmenahor Gebim. 32 Today the enemy will camp at Nob10.32 Nob: Perhaps within three kilometers of Jerusalem.and shake a threatening fist at Mount Zionin Jerusalem.
33 But the LordAll-Powerful
will use his fearsome might
to bring down the tallest trees
and chop off every branch.
34 With an ax, the glorious Lord
will destroy every tree
in the forests of Lebanon.10.34 Lebanon: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 34.
Lugar Bíblico
Região / Território
Assyria
Hoje: Northern Mesopotamia (Iraq)
אַשּׁוּרashshur
Assyria is the land whose kings took Galilee and Naphtali, besieged Samaria for three years, and deported Israel to Halah, Habor, and Gozan. Sennacherib, its king, sent servants to Hezekiah in Jerusalem (2 Chronicles 32:9).
Carchemish is the city by the Euphrates River where the army of Neco king of Egypt was defeated by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon in the fourth year of Jehoiakim king of Judah (Jeremiah 46:2).
Hamath is a land where Riblah was located, the place where Zedekiah was brought to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who pronounced sentence on him (Jeremiah 39:5).
Damascus is a city of the Arameans, with its own king, captured by the king of Assyria. Saul went there with letters to take as prisoners those who belonged to the Way (Acts 9:2).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Assyria is the land whose kings took Galilee and Naphtali, besieged Samaria for three years, and deported Israel to Halah, Habor, and Gozan. Sennacherib, its king, sent servants to Hezekiah in Jerusalem (2 Chronicles 32:9).
Jacob, son of Isaac, bought the birthright from Esau, wrestled with God at Penuel, and received the name Israel; his twelve sons gave rise to the tribes (Genesis 32:28).
Significado: “One who takes by the heel (supplanter)”
Jacob, son of Isaac, bought the birthright from Esau, wrestled with God at Penuel, and received the name Israel; his twelve sons gave rise to the tribes (Genesis 32:28).
Significado: “One who takes by the heel (supplanter)”
Zion is the fortress David captured, which became the City of David; the people of the Lord live there, and it was foretold that Zion would be plowed like a field (2 Samuel 5:7).
Assyria is the land whose kings took Galilee and Naphtali, besieged Samaria for three years, and deported Israel to Halah, Habor, and Gozan. Sennacherib, its king, sent servants to Hezekiah in Jerusalem (2 Chronicles 32:9).
Egypt is the land where Abram went down because of famine and where Jacob and his sons went. Because Pharaoh refused to let Israel go, the Lord killed all the firstborn there (Exodus 13:15).
Midian is the land of Jethro, priest and father-in-law of Moses, and of the Midianites, who raided the crops of Israel until they were pursued by Gideon and his men (Judges 7:25).
Egypt is the land where Abram went down because of famine and where Jacob and his sons went. Because Pharaoh refused to let Israel go, the Lord killed all the firstborn there (Exodus 13:15).
Ramah was the place that Baasha king of Israel fortified to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah; Asa carried away its stones and timber and built Geba and Mizpah (1 Kings 15:22).
Anathoth is the town in the land of Benjamin where the priest Jeremiah son of Hilkiah was. Jeremiah bought the property there from his cousin Hanamel for seventeen shekels of silver (Jeremiah 32:9).
Nob was the town of the priests where David went to Ahimelech the priest and where Saul had the inhabitants put to the sword, including men, women, and children (1 Samuel 22:19).
Zion is the fortress David captured, which became the City of David; the people of the Lord live there, and it was foretold that Zion would be plowed like a field (2 Samuel 5:7).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Lebanon is a land of mountains and cedars, where timber was cut with the help of the Sidonians and where Solomon built whatever he desired, as he did in Jerusalem and throughout the rest of his realm (1 Kings 9:19).