2 Kings 19:7

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Summary

Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and shall return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.

A blast

Hear a rumour

Obadiah 1:1

I will cause

2 Kings 19:36

2 Chronicles 32:21

Bible References

A blast

Then it happened that night that the angel of the Lord went out and struck 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians; and when men rose early in the morning, behold, all of them were dead.

“By the breath of God they perish,
And by the blast of His anger they come to an end.

Upon the wicked He will rain snares;

Fire and brimstone and burning wind will be the portion of their cup.

He sent out His arrows, and scattered them,
And lightning flashes in abundance, and routed them.

May our God come and not keep silence;

Fire devours before Him,

And it is very tempestuous around Him.

Therefore the Lord, the God of hosts, will send a wasting disease among his stout warriors;
And under his glory a fire will be kindled like a burning flame.

But with righteousness He will judge the poor,
And decide with fairness for the afflicted of the earth;
And He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth,
And with the breath of His lips He will slay the wicked.

Thus says the Lord:
“Behold, I am going to arouse against Babylon
And against the inhabitants of Leb-kamai

The spirit of a destroyer.

Hear a rumour

For the Lord had caused the army of the Arameans to hear a sound of chariots and a sound of horses, even the sound of a great army, so that they said to one another, “Behold, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.”

“Sounds of terror are in his ears;

While at peace the destroyer comes upon him.

I have heard a message from the Lord,
And an envoy is sent among the nations, saying,
“Gather yourselves together and come against her,
And rise up for battle!”

“Now so that your heart does not grow faint,
And you are not afraid at the report that will be heard in the land—
For the report will come one year,
And after that another report in another year,
And violence will be in the land
With ruler against ruler—

The vision of Obadiah.
Thus says the Lord God concerning Edom—

We have heard a report from the Lord,

And an envoy has been sent among the nations saying,
“Arise and let us go against her for battle”—

I will cause

So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed and returned home, and lived at Nineveh.

And the Lord sent an angel who destroyed every mighty warrior, commander and officer in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned in shame to his own land. And when he had entered the temple of his god, some of his own children killed him there with the sword.