Commentary on Isaiah Volume 2 John Calvin
JOHN CALVIN
shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shields, nor cast a bank against it.
33. Propterea sic dicit Iehova de rage Assur: non ingredietur urbem hanc, neque projiciet illuc sagittam, et non occupabit eam clypeo munitus, neque fundet contra earn ballstam.
34. By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the LORD.
34. Per viam qua venit revertetur, neque ingredietur urbem hanc dicit Iehova.
35. For I will defend this city to save it for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.
35. Et protector ero super hanc urbem, ut servem eam, propter me et propter David servum meum.
36. Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.
36. Et egressus angelus Iehovae percussit in castris Assyriorum centum octaginta quinque millia; et cum mane surrectum esset, ecce omnes cadavera mortuorum.
37. So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.
37. Tum profectus abiit, et reversus est Sennacherib rex Assur, et habitavit in Nineve.
38. And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Armenia: and Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.
38. Et accidit quum adoraret in templo Nisroch deum suum (vel, dei sui,) Adrammelech et Sarrezer filii ejus percusscrunt eum gladio, fugeruntque in terram Armeniae, et regnavit Essaradon filius ejus pro eo.
1. And it came to pass. The Prophet declares that the only hope of safety that was left to the pious king was to bring his complaints before God as a righteous judge; as it is said in the Psalm, that
"in the same manner as servants or handmaids, when they are injured, look to the protection of their master or mistress, so the eyes of believers are fixed on the assistance of God." — (Psalm 123:2.)
Thus, when Jerusalem appears to be completely ruined, Hezekiah, being bereft of earthly assistance, betakes himself to the protection of God, and thus acknowledges that there is no other remedy for heavy distresses. Hence also the grace of God shone more brightly, so that it was evidently miraculous, when the pious king was rescued from the jaws of that lion. We ought, therefore, to observe this circumstance, that we may better understand the