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Wherefore ... - In this verse God, through the prophet, threatens punishment to the king of Assyria for his pride and wicked designs.

Wherefore it shall come to pass ... —Better, And it shall come to pass ... The boast of the proud king i…

But it shall come to pass. Until now the Prophet had explained what the pride of the Assyrian would be after he obtained a victory over Is…

Wherefore it shall come to pass It shall surely be; what God has purposed in his heart, and published in his word, shall …

See what a change sin made. The king of Assyria, in his pride, thought to act by his own will. The tyrants of the world are tools of Providence. Go…

1. Woe to them that make wicked laws. Here he begins to threaten the foreign enemies who persecute them physically.
He threa…
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes