I have digged and drunk strange waters, and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of besieged places.
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Barnes' Notes
Have digged and drunk ... and dried up - The meaning seems to be - “Mountains do not stop me - I cross them even in my chariots. Deserts do not stop me - I dig wells there, and drink the water. Rivers…
Adam Clarke
I have dipped and drunk strange waters - I have conquered strange countries, in which I have digged wells for my army; or, I have gained the wealth of strange countries.
With the sole of my feet - My…
We have here the gracious copious answer which God gave to Hezekiah's prayer. The message which he sent him by the same hand (Kg2 19:6, Kg2 19:7), one would think, was an answer sufficient to his…
Cambridge Bible
I have digged and drunk strange waters Probably there is some allusion in this boast which is put into the mouth of Sennacherib to the attempts made by Hezekiah (2Ch 32:3-4) to deprive the Assyrians…
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