Into this city. — Or, unto this city. Sennacherib shall not come hither to make his intended attack.
Nor shoot an arrow there (at it). — In open assault.
Nor come before it with shield. — As a storming party advances to the walls under cover of their shields.
Nor cast a bank against it. — In regular siege. Comp. 2 Samuel 20:15; Habakkuk 1:10). The incidents of warfare here specified may be seen represented on the Assyrian sculptures from Khorsâbad and elsewhere.