“For thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will bring upon Tyrus Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, a king of kings, from the north, with horses, and with chariots, and with horsemen, and companies, and much people.”
For thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will bring against Tyre from the north Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, with horses and chariots and horsemen and a host of many troops, repeating the introduction with emphasis on the military expedition's composition and scale. The reiteration stresses the certainty and imminence of the threat, with the detailed enumeration of military components (horses, chariots, horsemen, troops) creating an overwhelming sense of invincible force. This repetition serves a rhetorical function, impressing upon the audience the absoluteness of the coming judgment.
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