“And shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body: and they shall be as when a standardbearer fainteth.”
The glory of his forest and of his fruitful field shall be consumed wholly, both soul and body—the comprehensive destruction of Assyria, affecting both material wealth (forest, fields) and human population (soul and body). The parallel structure suggests that the destruction is total and leaves nothing intact, indicating the complete reversal of Assyrian fortune and the utter failure of imperial expansion. This verse completes the judgment on Assyria through the image of total devastation.
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