. History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia and Assyria . hey deadin battle. All thy rulers fled away together, they aremade prisoners without drawing the bow; they are comehither from afar for safety, and all that meet togetherhere shall be taken together.* The danger was urgent;the Assyrians were massed in their entrenchments withtheir auxiliaries ranged behind them to support them: Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen,and Kir uncovered the shield (for the assault). And itcame to pass that thy choicest valleys were full of chariots,and the horsemen set themselves in array
. History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia and Assyria . hey deadin battle. All thy rulers fled away together, they aremade prisoners without drawing the bow; they are comehither from afar for safety, and all that meet togetherhere shall be taken together.* The danger was urgent;the Assyrians were massed in their entrenchments withtheir auxiliaries ranged behind them to support them: Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen,and Kir uncovered the shield (for the assault). And itcame to pass that thy choicest valleys were full of chariots,and the horsemen set themselves in array at thy gate,and he took away the covering of Judah. In those days,therefore, Jahveh, without pity for His people, calledthem to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, ^ It seems that the Jewish historian Demetrios considered the captivitiesunder Nebuchadrezzar and Sennacherib to be on the same footing. * [The gives this passage as follows : They were bound by thearchers : all that were found of thee were bound together, they fled afaroff.—Tr.]. THE SIEGE OF JERUSALEM 33 and to girding with sackcloth: and behold, joy andgladness, slaying oxen and killing sheep, eating fleshand drinking wine: let us eat and drink, for to-morrowwe shall die. And the Lord of hosts revealed Himselfin mine ears, Surely this iniquity shall not be purgedfrom you till ye die, saith the Lord, the Lord of prophet threw the blame on the courtiers especiallyShebna, who still hoped for succour from the Egyptians,and kept up the kings illusions on this point. Hethreatened him with the divine anger; he depicted himas seized by Jahveh, rolled and kneaded into a lump, and tossed Hke a ball into a large country: there shaltthou die, and there shall be the chariots of thy glory,thou shame of thy lords house. And I will thrust theefrom thy office, and from thy station he shall pull theedown! ^ Meanwhile, day after day elapsed, and Pharaohdid not hasten to the rescue. Hezekiahs eyes wereopened;
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