# this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria
This can be expressed in an active form. Alternate translation: "Yahweh will never allow the king of Assyria's army to take this city" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
# the hand
"Hand" is metonymy for control, authority and power. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])