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Isaiah 31:8

“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.

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ASV

And the Assyrian shall fall by the sword, not of man; and the sword, not of men, shall devour him; and he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall become subject to taskwork.

KJV

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.

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16 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְנָפַ֤לve.na.Faland it will fallH5307 →
אַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurAssyriaH804 →
בְּחֶ֣רֶבbe.Che.revby a swordH2719 →
לֹא־lo'-notH3808 →
אִ֔ישׁ'Isha humanH376 →
וְחֶ֥רֶבve.Che.revand a swordH2719 →
לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808 →
אָדָ֖ם'a.Dama humanH120 →
תֹּֽאכֲלֶ֑נּוּto.kha.Le.nuit will consume itH398 →
וְנָ֥סve.Nasand it will fleeH5127 →
לוֹ֙lo<for> itself
מִפְּנֵי־mi.pe.nei-from beforeH6440 →
חֶ֔רֶבChe.reva swordH2719 →
וּבַחוּרָ֖יוu.va.chu.Ravand young men itsH970 →
לָמַ֥סla.Mas<into> forced laborH4522 →
יִהְיֽוּ׃yih.Yuthey will becomeH1961 →

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Isaiah 37:36Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!Isaiah 14:25I 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.”Nahum 1:12This is what the LORD says: “Though they are allied and numerous, yet they will be cut down and pass away. Though I have afflicted you, O Judah, I will afflict you no longer.Genesis 49:15He 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.Psalms 118:9It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.Psalms 76:5The valiant lie plundered; they sleep their last sleep. No men of might could lift a hand.Isaiah 37:7Behold, 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 10:12So 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.Hosea 1:7Yet 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 10:33–34Behold, 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 10:16–19Therefore 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.Isaiah 30:27–33Behold, 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.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 29:5But your many foes will be like fine dust, the multitude of the ruthless like blowing chaff. Then suddenly, in an instant,Isaiah 37:35–38‘I will defend this city and save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.’”Jeremiah 47:4For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every remaining ally. Indeed, the LORD is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor.Jeremiah 46:14“Announce it in Egypt, and proclaim it in Migdol; proclaim it in Memphis and Tahpanhes: ‘Take your positions and prepare yourself, for the sword devours those around you.’Isaiah 10:34He will clear the forest thickets with an axe, and Lebanon will fall before the Mighty One.

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The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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