Isa 37:7 | NETfull | STEP | Look, I will take control of his mind; he will receive a report and return to his own land. I will cut him down with a sword in his own land.”’”

Isaiah 37:7

7 Look, I will take control of his mind; ^{▼▼ Heb “I will put in him a spirit.” The precise sense of רוּחַ (ruakh, “spirit”) is uncertain in this context. It may refer to a spiritual being who will take control of his mind (see 1 Kgs 22:19), or it could refer to a disposition of concern and fear. In either case the Lord’s sovereignty over the king is apparent.} he will receive a report and return to his own land. I will cut him down ^{▼▼ Heb “cause him to fall” (so KJV, ASV, NAB), that is, “kill him.”} with a sword in his own land.”’”