Isaiah 8:7
Yea therefore behold, the Lord bringeth up over them the strong and many waters of the river,—the king of Assyria, and all his glory; and he shall come up over all his channels, and step over all his banks;
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Genesis 6:17And as regards myself, behold, I will bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under the heavens; every thing that is on the earth shall perish.
2 Kings 17:3Against him came up Shalmanesser, the king of Assyria; and Hoshea' became his servant, and rendered him tribute.
Ezra 4:10And the rest of the nations whom the great and honored Assnapper had brought into exile, and settled in the cities of Samaria, and the rest that are on this side the river, and so forth.
Psalms 72:8And he shall have dominion from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.
Isaiah 7:17The Lord will bring over thee, and over thy people, and over thy father's house, days that have not come, from the day that Ephraim withdrew from Judah,—the king of Assyria.
Isaiah 10:8For he saith, “Are not my princes altogether kings?
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 8:2-9
Judgments Announced. ( b. c. 740.) 1 Moreover the Lord said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man's pen concerning Maher-shalal-hash-baz. 2 And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah. 3 And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the Lord to me, Call his name Maher-shalal-hash-baz. 4 For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and my mother, the riches of Damascus and the spoil of… Read the whole commentary →