Isaiah 31:8

Translations

Modern

“Then Assyria will fall, but not by the sword of man; a sword will devour them, but not one made by mortals. They will flee before the sword, and their young men will be put to forced labor.

Traditional

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.

Literal

And Assyria Will fall by a sword not of man, and a sword not of man will devour him; and he will flee from from the face of the sword, and his young men will be for forced labor.

Latin

Et cadet Assur in gladio non viri, et gladius non hominis vorabit eum: et fugiet non a facie gladii, et juvenes ejus vectigales erunt.

Original

Hebrew

English

“Then Assyria will fall, but not by the sword of man; a sword will devour them, but not one made by mortals. They will flee before the sword, and their young men will be put to forced labor.

Notes

Isaiah 31:4–9

This prophecy concerned God’s protection of Jerusalem and its rescue from the Assyrians.

Theme notes and profiles

Isaiah Salvation in Isaiah

Events

Prophecies of Isaiah

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Isaiah 14:25
I will break Assyria in My land; I will trample him on My mountain. His yoke will be taken off My people, and his burden removed from their shoulders.”
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He saw that his resting place was good and that his land was pleasant, so he bent his shoulder to the burden and submitted to labor as a servant.
Isaiah 10:12
So when the Lord has completed all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, He will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria for the fruit of his arrogant heart and the proud look in his eyes.
2 Kings 19:34–37
I will defend this city and save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.’”
Isaiah 10:33–34
Behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts will lop off the branches with terrifying power. The tall trees will be cut down, the lofty ones will be felled.
Isaiah 30:27–33
Behold, the Name of the LORD comes from afar, with burning anger and dense smoke. His lips are full of fury, and His tongue is like a consuming fire.
Isaiah 29:5
But your many foes will be like fine dust, the multitude of the ruthless like blowing chaff. Then suddenly, in an instant,
Isaiah 10:16–19
Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts will send a wasting disease among Assyria’s stout warriors, and under his pomp will be kindled a fire like a burning flame.
Hosea 1:7
Yet I will have compassion on the house of Judah, and I will save them—not by bow or sword or war, not by horses and cavalry, but by the LORD their God.”
Isaiah 37:7
Behold, I will put a spirit in him so that he will hear a rumor and return to his own land, where I will cause him to fall by the sword.’”
Isaiah 37:35–38
‘I will defend this city and save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.’”
2 Chronicles 32:21
…and the LORD sent an angel who annihilated every mighty man of valor and every leader and commander in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he withdrew to his own land in disgrace. And when he entered the temple of his god, some of his own sons struck him down with the sword.

Places

Assyria: A powerful ancient empire, often in conflict with Israel

Glossary

Isaiah, Book of Zion

Topics

Assyria: Predictions Respecting: Destruction of Assyria: Prophecies Concerning

Isaiah 31:8

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