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Have you not heard how I have done it long ago, and formed it of ancient times? now have I brought it to pass, that it should be your to lay waste fortified cities into ruinous heaps.
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God's Sovereignty Over History
Most commentators agree that this verse is God speaking directly to the arrogant King Sennacherib. God reveals that the king's military success was not his own achievement but the fulfillment of God's ancient plan. Scholars like Barnes and Ellicott explain that God raised up Sennacherib as an instrument to accomplish His specific purposes, demonstrating God's absolute sovereignty over history and world leaders.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Hast thou not heard - This is evidently the language of God addressed to Sennacherib. It is designed to state to him that he was un…
19th Century
Anglican
Hast thou not heard ... —The speech of Sennacherib ends, and that of Jehovah begins. The adverb “long ago” should be conn…
16th Century
Protestant
Have you not heard? Most commentators explain this verse as if the Lord declared that nothing was now done, or had formerly been done by t…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Hast you not heard long ago? By report, by reading the history of ancient times, or by means of the prophets; these are t…
13th Century
Catholic
And it came to pass, when King Hezekiah had heard it. In this part, the author shows how Hezekiah fought against the blasphemies…
