Isaiah 31:8

Assyria will fall by the sword; a sword not wielded by man will consume him. 1 He will flee from the sword, and his young men will be forced to do hard labor. 1

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Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited.

In Context

7For in that day each one will get rid of his idols of silver 1 and his idols of gold that your own hands have sinfully made. 1

9They will lose all confidence because of terror, and his princes will be afraid at the sight of Yahweh's battle flag— 1 this is Yahweh's declaration—whose fire is in Zion and whose firepot is in Jerusalem.”

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Cross References

Genesis 49:15He sees a good resting place and the pleasant land. 1 He will bend his shoulder to the burden 1 and become a servant for the task. 1

2 Chronicles 32:21Yahweh sent an angel, who killed the fighting men, the commanders, and the officers of the king in the camp. So Sennacherib returned to his own land with shame on his face. When he had gone into the house of his god, some of his own children killed him there with the sword.

Isaiah 10:16Therefore the Lord Yahweh of hosts will send emaciation among his elite warriors; 1 and under his glory there will be kindled a burning like fire. 1

Isaiah 10:33Behold, the Lord Yahweh of hosts will lop off the boughs with a terrifying crash; 1 the tallest trees will be cut down, and the lofty will be brought low. 1

Isaiah 17:13The nations will roar like the rushing of many waters, 1 but he will rebuke them and they will flee far away, 1 they will be chased before the wind like chaff on the mountains, 1 and like weeds whirling before a storm. 1

Isaiah 30:27Look, the name of Yahweh comes from a distant place, burning with his anger and in dense smoke. 1 His lips are full of fury, and his tongue is like a devouring fire. 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 31:7-9

A Call to Repentance; Deliverance of Jerusalem. ( b. c. 720.) 6 Turn ye unto him from whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted. 7 For in that day every man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you for a sin. 8 Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited. 9 And he shall pass over to his strong hold for… Read the whole commentary →

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