Isaiahs Vision of the Assyrian Army Marching on Jerusalem

Isaiah 10:28-32 is one of the most cinematic passages in the prophetic literature — a stage-by-stage account of the Assyrian army advancing down the north road toward Jerusalem. The prophet traces the route: "He is come to Aiath, he is passed to Migron; at Michmash he hath laid up his carriages... they are gone over the passage: they have taken up their lodging at Geba; Ramah is afraid; Gibeah of Saul is fled... O daughter of Gallim: cause it to be heard unto Laish, O poor Anathoth." The literary effect is inexorable, the invader drawing closer with every named station until he shakes his fist at "the mount of the daughter of Zion."

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