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until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards.
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A Deceptive Promise of Exile
Commentators explain that the Assyrian offer was not for peace, but for forced relocation. This was a common military tactic used by ancient conquerors to prevent future rebellions. The promise of a fertile new land was a propaganda tool designed to make the harsh reality of exile seem appealing and encourage Jerusalem to surrender.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Until I come – These are the words of the king of Assyria delivered by Rabshakeh. It was proposed that they should remain safely in Jerusa…
16th Century
Protestant
Till I come and take you away. He now adds another condition far harder than the former, for he declares that peace cannot be made with Se…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land , &c.]. Some have thought, as Jerom observes, that the l…
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13th Century
Catholic
And it came to pass in the fourteenth year. Here the author recounts, as a historical account, the destruction of the A…
