Isaiah 30:32

Every stroke of the appointed rod that Yahweh will lay on them 1 will be accompanied with the music of tambourines and harps as he battles and fights with them. 1

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And in every place where the grounded staff shall pass, which the LORD shall lay upon him, it shall be with tabrets and harps: and in battles of shaking will he fight with it.

In Context

31For at the voice of Yahweh, Assyria will be shattered; he will strike them with a staff. 1

33For a place of burning was prepared long ago. Indeed, it is prepared for the king, and God has made it deep and wide. 1 The pile is ready with a fire and much wood. 1 The breath of Yahweh, like a stream of brimstone, will set it on fire.

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Cross References

Genesis 31:27Why did you flee secretly and trick me and did not tell me? I would have sent you away with celebration and with songs, with tambourine and with harps.

2 Chronicles 32:8With him is only an arm of flesh, but with us is Yahweh, our God, to help us, and to fight our battles.” Then the people comforted themselves with the words of Hezekiah, king of Judah.

Job 21:11They send out their little ones like a flock, 1 and their children dance. 1

Isaiah 2:19Men will go into the caves of the rocks and the holes of the ground, 1 from the terror of Yahweh, and from the glory of his majesty, when he rises to terrify the earth. 1

Isaiah 11:15Yahweh will completely destroy the gulf of the Sea of Egypt. 1 With his scorching wind he will wave his hand over the Euphrates River 1 and will divide it into seven streams, so it can be crossed over in sandals. 1

Isaiah 24:8The happy sound of the tambourines stops, and the revelry of those who rejoice; 1 the joy of the lyre ceases. 1

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 →

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