Isa 1:7 | TNotes | STEP | 1:7 country ... towns: By 701 BC , the Assyrians had destroyed the infrastructure, taken cities, and ravaged the fields (see 64:10 ). This fulfilled Isaiah’s prophetic word (6:11-13 ). Those who survived this Assyrian onslaught would know by experience to heed later warnings of exile to Babylon (39:6-7 ). God does what he says he will do, so the warning of God’s judgment on all the nations is certain.

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‏ Isaiah 1:7

1:7 ^a country ... towns: By 701 BC, the Assyrians had destroyed the infrastructure, taken cities, and ravaged the fields (see 64:10 ^b). This fulfilled Isaiah’s prophetic word (6:11-13 ^c). Those who survived this Assyrian onslaught would know by experience to heed later warnings of exile to Babylon (39:6-7 ^d). God does what he says he will do, so the warning of God’s judgment on all the nations is certain.