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32 “For a remnant will leave Jerusalem;
survivors will come out of Mount Zion.
The zeal of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies[a] will accomplish this.
33 So this is what the Lord says about the king of Assyria:

“‘He will not enter this city,
nor will he shoot an arrow here.[b]
He will not attack it with his shielded warriors,[c]
nor will he build siege works against it.
34 He will go back the way he came—
he will not enter this city,’ says the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 37:32 tn Traditionally, “the Lord of hosts.” In this context the Lord’s “zeal” refers to his intense devotion to and love for his people that prompts him to protect and restore them.
  2. Isaiah 37:33 tn Heb “there” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV). In terms of English style “here” is expected in collocation with “this” in the previous line.
  3. Isaiah 37:33 tn Heb “[with] a shield” (so ASV, NASB, NRSV).

32 For out of Jerusalem will come a remnant,(A)
    and out of Mount Zion a band of survivors.(B)
The zeal(C) of the Lord Almighty
    will accomplish this.

33 “Therefore this is what the Lord says concerning the king of Assyria:

“He will not enter this city(D)
    or shoot an arrow here.
He will not come before it with shield
    or build a siege ramp(E) against it.
34 By the way that he came he will return;(F)
    he will not enter this city,”
declares the Lord.

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