ישעיהו, פרק ל״ג, פסוק י׳

Following a terrifying display of enemy power and the resulting human despair, a dramatic turning point emerges. When people recognize their complete inability to stand against the threat, God declares that He will no longer hold back. In the face of the destruction and evil sown by the king of Assyria, and precisely at this lowest point when all human hope has vanished, God intervenes with miraculous salvation [שד״ל, רש״י, אבן עזרא].

A sudden, threefold declaration of immediacy marks the exact moment God decides to act. The primary approach among commentators is that God responds directly to the king of Assyria's devastation of the land. God rises to exact justice from the enemy, as executing judgment upon the wicked and idolaters ultimately brings about His exaltation in the world [מצודת דוד, רד״ק].

Commentators offer various perspectives on the meaning behind God's threefold promise of elevation. Some view the repetition as a way to emphasize the sheer intensity of the divine action [מצודת דוד]. Conversely, others divide these expressions into distinct stages of divine intervention and providence. One approach suggests that the three concepts correspond to three different reasons for God's actions: He rises from His throne in response to the cries and lamentations of the ministering angels over the ruined land, He elevates Himself to avenge the people of Israel, and He is lifted high to show mercy to His land and inheritance [אברבנאל].

Another perspective draws a distinction between God's independent actions and the human response to them. In this view, God first elevates Himself through His own power, and subsequently, He is uplifted by the words of all creations, who recognize His greatness after witnessing His miracles and wonders [מלבי״ם]. Ultimately, this divine self-elevation towers over the enemies, forcing them to realize that all of their schemes and efforts were entirely empty and meaningless [אבן עזרא, שד״ל, ביאור שטיינזלץ].