Verse 5
The multitude of thy strangers "The multitude of the proud" - For זריך zarayich , thy strangers, read זדים zedim , the proud, according to the Septuagint; parallel to and synonymous with עריצים aritsim , the terrible, in the next line: the ר resh was at first ד daleth in a MS. See note on Isaiah 25:2 .
The fifth, sixth, and seventh verses contain an admirable description of the destruction of Sennacherib's army, with a beautiful variety of the most expressive and sublime images: perhaps more adapted to show the greatness, the suddenness, and horror of the event, than the means and manner by which it was effected. Compare Isaiah 30:30-33 .
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