Isaiah 37:7

Behold, I will send a blast upon him ,.... The king of Assyria; a pestilential one, as he afterwards did, which destroyed his army: or,

I will put a spirit into him F19 נותן בו רוח "indam ei Spiritum", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator. ; a spirit of fear and dread, which will oblige him to desist from his purposes, and flee; though some interpret it only of an inclination, a will F20 So Ben Melech explains it by רצון , "will", "desire", "purpose". in him, to return: it may be understood of an angel, a ministering spirit, and be rendered "I will send a spirit against him"; an angelic spirit, as he did, which cut off his army in one night:

and he shall hear a rumour ; of the sudden and total destruction of his army; though some refer this to the rumour of the king of Ethiopia coming out to make war against him, Isaiah 37:9 , but upon this he did not return to his own land, nor was he slain with the sword, as follows:

and return to his own land ; as he did, immediately upon the slaughter of his army by the angel:

and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land : as he did, being slain by his own sons, Isaiah 37:37 .