Commentators emphasize that resistance to Nebuchadnezzar is futile because he is God's chosen instrument. Resisting him is portrayed as fighting against God Himself. This defiance would not lead to freedom but to the triple judgment of sword, famine, and pestilence, ultimately ending in the very submission the people sought to avoid. As Matthew Henry notes, it is better to accept a humbling providence than to bring a heavier destruction upon oneself.