Isaiah 30:31
For by the voice of Jehovah shall the Assyrian be beaten down; He will smite him with the rod.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
For through the voice of the LORD shall the Assyrian be beaten down, which smote with a rod.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 17:13Arise, O LORD! disappoint them, cast them down! Deliver me from the wicked by thy sword,
Isaiah 9:4For thou breakest their heavy yoke, And the rod that smote their backs, And the scourge of the taskmaster, As in the day of Midian.
Isaiah 10:12But when the Lord hath accomplished his whole work upon Mount Zion and Jerusalem, Then will he punish the fruit of the proud heart of the king of Assyria, And the arrogance of his lofty eyes.
Isaiah 10:24Yet thus saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts: Fear not, O my people, that dwellest in Zion, because of the Assyrian! With his rod indeed shall he smite thee, And lift up his staff against thee in the manner of Egypt;
Isaiah 30:30Jehovah will cause his glorious voice to be heard, And the blow of his arm to be seen, With furious anger, and flames of devouring fire; With flood, and storm, and hailstones.
Isaiah 37:36Then an angel of Jehovah went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and eighty-five thousand men; and when the people arose early in the morning, behold they were all dead corpses.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 30:28-33
Judgments on Assyria. ( b. c. 720.) 27 Behold, the name of the Lord cometh from far, burning with his anger, and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue as a devouring fire: 28 And his breath, as an overflowing stream, shall reach to the midst of the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of vanity: and there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people, causing them to err. 29 Ye shall have a song, as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept; and gladness of heart, as when… Read the whole commentary →