Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards.
Rabshakeh addressed the people of Jerusalem and Judah with a calculated offer designed to secure their surrender to Assyria. He told them they would be left for a time to live in their own homes and feed on their own produce. That temporary indulgence masked the ultimate intent to carry them away captive into exile. The destination was portrayed as a land like their own, rich in grain and wine and in bread and vineyards, to make deportation seem desirable.
Rabshakeh addressed the people of Jerusalem and Judah with a calculated offer designed to secure their surrender to Assyria. He told them they would be left for a time to live in their own homes and feed on their own produce. That temporary indulgence masked the ultimate intent to carry them away captive into exile. The destination was portrayed as a land like their own, rich in grain and wine and in bread and vineyards, to make deportation seem desirable.