“Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards.”
The Rabshakeh adds to the offer by promising deportation to a land of similar fertility, where grain, wine, bread, and vineyards are abundant. The promise of pleasant exile is designed to make surrender seem like an attractive alternative to destruction. The oracle demonstrates the Rabshakeh's sophistication in offering what appears to be a reasonable solution to an impossible situation. The deceptive promise obscures the reality of deportation and diaspora.
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