For the Lord GOD of Hosts will carry out the destruction decreed upon the whole land.
23. For the Lord God of hosts shall make a consumption. This repetition again wounds the self-complacency of those who proudly despised God. It was almost incredible that the Jews, to whom so many promises had been given, and with whom God had made an everlasting covenant, should perish, as it were, in an instant; and it appeared to be even inconsistent with the unchangeable nature of God.
The prophet had said (Isa 10:12) that the Lord would perform his whole work upon Mount Zion and upon Jerusalem, by Sennacherib's invading the land. Now here we are told what that work should be, a twofold work: - I.
Commenting on Isaiah 10:20-23
Therefore thus saith the Lord God of hosts,.... Since there is such a decree, and this will certainly be executed: O my people, that dwellest in Zion; the inhabitants of Jerusalem; such of them especially as feared the Lord, and worshipped him, and served him in the temple: be not afraid of the Assyrian: the king of Assyria; neither Sennacherib, that threatened them with ruin...