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2 Kings 19:25 Meaning

Hast thou not heard long ago how I have done it, and of ancient times that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste fenced cities into ruinous heaps.

Context Explained

23By thy messengers thou hast reproached the Lord, and hast said, With the multitude of my chariots I am come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon, and will cut down the tall cedar trees thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the lodgings of his borders, and into the forest of his Carmel.

24I have digged and drunk strange waters, and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of besieged places.

25Hast thou not heard long ago how I have done it, and of ancient times that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste fenced cities into ruinous heaps.

26Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded; they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up.

27But I know thy abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy rage against me.

Key Themes

divine sovereigntyjudgmenthistory

Related Cross References

  • Isaiah 37:26

    This verse emphasizes God's foreknowledge and control over events, similar to this verse.

  • Romans 9:17

    This New Testament verse discusses God's purpose in raising up rulers, echoing the theme of divine sovereignty.

  • Job 12:23

    Both verses affirm God's authority over nations and their outcomes.

Source: 2 Kings 19:25