Arise, and let us go up in the night, and destroy her houses.
ק֚וּמוּ וְנַעֲלֶ֣ה בַלָּ֔יְלָה וְנַשְׁחִ֖יתָה אַרְמְנוֹתֶֽיהָ׃
2 Church Fathers comment on this verse
Rise and ascend into the darkness. Chrysostom (or Olympiodorus) refers to the night and midday as the unseen moments when adversaries launch their assaults. Let us arise and approach it at night, dismantling its foundations. This reflects the threats posed by our foes. Consequently, the people dreaded the arrival of darkness.
Alas, our plight deepens, for the day is waning, and the evening shadows stretch long. Let us rise and venture forth by night to dismantle his strongholds. Some declare, let us rise and engage in battle during the bright light of day; yet others reply, alas, for the evening shadows have grown longer, echoing the familiar lines of Virgil: And the smoke from afar has already shrouded the peaks of the hills. Shadows grow lengthier from the towering mountains. The implication here is clear: if we can withstand the challenge in broad daylight, what will become of us under the cloak of night?
Those who previously called for war against him now rally again with resolve, proclaiming: rise and advance under the cover of night, that our foes may realize that true victory comes not from the moment but from the strength within us. We shall lay waste to those edifices that are futilely defended by their fortified walls.
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