conclude that Assyria would have borne no chastening at all if only she had adopted a humble servant spirit toward Yahweh. At the same time, the comfort afforded the Israelites by the assurance of Yahweh’s sovereignty over their oppressors helps to keep their own punishment in perspective. In the one event, Isaiah is able in this way to divide up the roles of Yahweh and Assyria. This division does not so much make the total event the summation of the component roles of the two actors, as affirm both