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22 this is what the Lord says about him:[a]

“‘The virgin daughter Zion[b]
despises you—she makes fun of you;
daughter Jerusalem
shakes her head after you.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 37:22 tn Heb “this is the word which the Lord has spoken about him.”
  2. Isaiah 37:22 sn Zion (Jerusalem) is pictured here as a young, vulnerable daughter whose purity is being threatened by the would-be Assyrian rapist. The personification hints at the reality which the young girls of the city would face if the Assyrians conquered it.
  3. Isaiah 37:22 sn Shaking the head was a mocking gesture of derision.