'Therefore thus says the LORD concerning the king of Assyria: He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with a shield, nor cast up a siege ramp against it — the oracle directly prohibits Sennacherib's military actions: he will 'not come into this city' (לֹא־יָבוֹא אֶל־הָעִיר הַזֹּאת, *lo yavo el-ha-ir ha-zot*), will not shoot arrows, will not establish military positions. Each prohibition specifically negates the typical siege tactics: arrows, shields, siege ramps. The oracle promises supernatural protection: no military action will succeed.

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