Isaiah 30:28
His breath is as an overflowing stream that reaches even to the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of destruction; and a bridle that leads to ruin will be in the jaws of the peoples.
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Psalms 18:15Then the channels of waters appeared. 2 The foundations of the world were laid bare at your rebuke, Adonai, 2 at the blast of the breath of your nostrils. 1
Proverbs 26:3A whip is for the horse, 2 a bridle for the donkey, 2 and a rod for the back of fools! 1
Isaiah 11:4but with righteousness he will judge the poor, 2 and decide with equity for the humble of the earth. 1 He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; + 11:4. Quoted in Rev 19:15 2 and with the breath of his lips he will kill + 11:4. Quoted in 2 Thes 2:8 the wicked. 1
Isaiah 17:14At evening, behold, terror! Before the morning, they are no more. This is the portion of those who plunder us, and the lot of those who rob us.
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 →