Isaiah 37:29

It was the custom to lead a camel and a bull (male partner of cow) by a hook (piece of metal) in the nose.

• Sennacherib’s past and present actions are all under God’s control. So also is Sennacherib’s future fate.

Isaiah again encourages Hezekiah

v30 Then Isaiah said to king Hezekiah: ‘Here is a sign for you. This year and the next year, you and the people will eat what grows naturally. In the third year you can plant seed and harvest a crop. And you can plant *vineyards again, so that later you can enjoy their fruit.

v31 The few people that remain alive in Judah will again be like a plant. A plant sends down deep roots and it produces fruit. v32 Truly, there will be some people in *Jerusalem who remain alive. The *Lord (commander of heaven’s armies) will make sure that this happens.’

v33 And this is what the *Lord says about Sennacherib king of Assyria: ‘He will never enter this city called *Jerusalem. Nor will he shoot any arrows into it. Nor will his army ever surround it to prepare an attack. v34 Sennacherib will return by the same road on which he came. He will not come into this city. I, the *Lord, have spoken. v35 I shall protect this city *Jerusalem to save it. I shall do this because of my holy name. And because of my promises to my servant, king David.’