Isaiah 37:22

this is what the Lord says about him: ¹  “The virgin daughter Zion ²  despises you – she makes fun of you; daughter Jerusalem shakes her head after you. ³ 

1Sa 17:36,44-47; Job 16:4; Ps 2:2-4; Ps 9:14; Ps 22:7,8; Ps 27:1-3; Ps 31:18; Ps 46:1-7; Isa 1:8; Isa 8:9,10; Isa 10:32; Isa 23:12; Isa 62:11; Jer 14:17; La 1:15; La 2:13; Joe 3:9-12; Am 5:2; Zep 3:14; Zec 2:10; Zec 9:9; Mt 21:5; Mt 27:39

¹ tn Heb “this is the word which the Lord has spoken about him.”

² sn Zion (Jerusalem) is pictured here as a young, vulnerable daughter whose purity is being threatened by the would-be Assyrian rapist. The personification hints at the reality which the young girls of the city would face if the Assyrians conquer it.

³ sn Shaking the head was a mocking gesture of derision.