We will burn the whole lot of them in their own homes. Their mountains will be soaked with their blood; their plains will be full of their dead. They will not be able to hold their ground before us. Most surely, they will perish, as King Nebuchadnezzar, lord of all the earth, had foretold. He […]
But we, the king’s servants, will crush them as though they were just one man. They will not withstand the onslaught of our horses.
“Who are you, Achior, you and all the people bribed by Israel to prophesy against us as you have done today? Why do you counsel us not to make war on the race of Israel because their God will cover them with a shield? Who is God, if not Nebuchadnezzar? He will send out his
Condemnation and Liberation of Achior When the commotion among the men gathered around the tent had subsided, Holofernes, the commander-in-chief of the Assyrian army, said to Achior in front of all the foreigners and the people of Moab:
“We are not afraid of the children of Israel. Look, they have no strength or energy to sustain a violent conflict.
Now, when Achior finished speaking, all the people standing in a circle around the tent began criticizing and protesting. The officers of Holofernes and all the inhabitants of the seacoast and Moab said he should be cut to pieces. They said:
If they sin against their God, we will march against them and conquer. But if there is no sinfulness in their nation, then, my lord, turn away from them for fear that their Lord and God will protect them with His shield, and the entire world will witness our downfall.”
And now, Sovereign Lord, we must find out if there is any wrongdoing among these people.
Now that they have returned to their God, they have come back from exile from the places where they had been scattered. They have reclaimed Jerusalem, where their Sanctuary is, and settled in the mountain region because it has remained uninhabited.
