Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant of the valley and rock of the plain, saith the Lord, Jerusalem being considered, on the one hand, as being situated beneath Mount Olivet and its range, and on the other as being exalted above the lowlands toward the south and west, which say, in proud self-confidence, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations? deeming themselves safe from attack within fortifications which were well-nigh impregnable in those days.

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