Isaías 37:7

7 Porei nele um espírito para que, quando ouvir uma certa notícia, volte à sua própria terra, e ali farei com que seja morto à espada’.”

Isaías 37:7 Meaning and Commentary

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; 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 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 Isaiah 37:38 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F19 (xwr wb Ntwn) "indam ei Spiritum", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.
F20 So Ben Melech explains it by (Nwur) , "will", "desire", "purpose".

Isaías 37:7 In-Context

5 Quando os oficiais do rei Ezequias vieram a Isaías,

6 este lhes respondeu: “Digam a seu senhor: Assim diz o SENHOR: ‘Não tenha medo das palavras que você ouviu, das blasfêmias que os servos do rei da Assíria falaram contra mim.

7 Porei nele um espírito para que, quando ouvir uma certa notícia, volte à sua própria terra, e ali farei com que seja morto à espada’.”

8 Quando o comandante de campo soube que o rei da Assíria havia partido de Laquis, retirou-se e encontrou o rei lutando contra Libna.

9 Ora, Senaqueribe foi informado de que Tiraca, o rei da Etiópia, saíra para lutar contra ele. Quando soube disso, enviou mensageiros a Ezequias com esta mensagem: