Isaiah 14:32

14:32 How will they respond to the messengers of this nation?

Indeed, the Lord has made Zion secure;

the oppressed among his people will find safety in her.

Isaiah 50:6

50:6 I offered my back to those who attacked,

my jaws to those who tore out my beard;

I did not hide my face

from insults and spitting.


sn The question forces the Philistines to consider the dilemma they will face – surrender and oppression, or battle and death.

tn Or perhaps, “who beat [me].”