2 Kings 19:33

By the way he came he will go back, and he will not get into this town, says the Lord.

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In The King James Version

By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the LORD.

In Context

32For this cause the Lord says about the king of Assyria, He will not come into this town, or send an arrow against it; he will not come before it with arms, or put up an earthwork against it;

34For I will keep this town safe, for my honour, and for the honour of my servant David.

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Cross References

2 Kings 19:28Because your wrath against me and your words of pride have come up to my ears, I will put my hook in your nose and my cord in your lips, and I will make you go back by the way you came.

Proverbs 21:1The king's heart in the hands of the Lord is like the water streams, and by him it is turned in any direction at his pleasure.

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 19:21-35

Sennacherib's Fall Predicted. ( b. c. 710.) 20 Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, That which thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria I have heard. 21 This is the word that the Lord hath spoken concerning him; The virgin the daughter of Zion hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee. 22 Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted… Read the whole commentary →

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