15:37 send against Judah. While Israel was being besieged by the Assyrians, her king Pekah had joined with the Syrians to attack Judah. Isaiah had begun his prophetic ministry in Judah by this time, and encouraged the people not to fear this doomed confederacy (Isaiah 7:1-9). This prophecy included the promise of the coming virgin-born Messiah (Isaiah 7:14).