(Dalet) The roads to Zion mourn because no one travels to the festivals. All her city gates are deserted; her priests groan. Her virgins grieve; she is in bitter anguish!

He hath broken

King Hezekiah of Judah sent this message to the king of Assyria, who was at Lachish, "I have violated our treaty. If you leave, I will do whatever you demand." So the king of Assyria demanded that King Hezekiah of Judah pay three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.

He hath despised

Is not Calneh like Carchemish? Hamath like Arpad? Samaria like Damascus?

In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah's reign, King Sennacherib of Assyria marched up against all the fortified cities of Judah and captured them.

He regardeth

For he says: "By my strong hand I have accomplished this, by my strategy that I devised. I invaded the territory of nations, and looted their storehouses. Like a mighty conqueror, I brought down rulers.

Then the Philistine said, "I defy Israel's troops this day! Give me a man so we can fight each other!"

Your claim to have a strategy and military strength is just empty talk. In whom are you trusting that you would dare to rebel against me?

He is secure at all times. He has no regard for your commands; he disdains all his enemies.

He said, "In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected people.