Isaiah 30:28
And, his breath like an overflowing torrent, even unto the neck, doth reach, To sift nations with a sieve of calamity,—A bridle leading to ruin, being upon the jaws of the peoples.
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2 Samuel 17:14Then said Absolom and all the men of Israel, Better, is the counsel of Hushai the Archite, than the counsel of Ahithophel. Yahweh, indeed, had given charge to frustrate the wise counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that Yahweh might bring upon Absolom, ruin.
2 Kings 19:28Because, thy raging against me, and thy contempt, have come up into mine ears, therefore will I put my ring in thy nose, and my bit in thy lips, and will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.
Psalms 18:15Then appeared the channels of waters, were uncovered the foundations of the world,—At thy rebuke O Yahweh, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.
Proverbs 26:3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the back of dullards.
Isaiah 11:4But he will judge with righteousness! them who are poor, And decide with equity! for the oppressed of the land,—And he will smite the land With the sceptre of his mouth, And with the breath of his lips, will he slay the lawless one;
Isaiah 17:14At eventide, lo! terror, Before morning, he is not! This, is the portion of them who plunder us, And the lot of them who make of us a prey.
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 →