not of a mighty man … mean man R.V. not of man … men (see on ch. Isaiah 2:9). Lit. "of a Not-man … Not-mortal," i.e. a superhuman sword.
shall be discomfited R.V. shall become tributary, "be subjected to bond-service," as 1 Kings 9:21 f., &c.
Verse Isaiah 31:8. _THEN SHALL THE ASSYRIAN FALL, C._] Because he was to be discomfited by the angel of the Lord, destroying in his camp, in one night, upwards of _one hundred and eighty thousand_ men...
THEN SHALL THE ASSYRIAN FALL WITH THE SWORD - The sword is often used as an instrument of punishment. It is not meant here literally that the sword would be used, but it is employed to denote that com...
CHAPTER 31 The Fifth Woe Against Them that Go Down to Egypt 1. _The Egyptian Alliance condemned again (Isaiah 31:1)_ 2. _Jehovah promises to deliver Jerusalem (Isaiah 31:4) _ All looks forward toward...
ISAIAH 31. THE FOLLY OF RELIANCE ON EGYPT. JERUSALEM WILL BE PROTECTED, AND ASSYRIA OVERTHROWN. vv. Isaiah 31:6 f. seems to be an interpolation. Isaiah 31:4 f_._ creates serious difficulties. Isaiah 3...
MIGHTY MAN. Hebrew. _'ish._ App-14. MEAN MAN. Hebrew. _'adam._ App-14. DISCOMFITED. become tributaries....
THEN SHALL THE ASSYRIAN FALL— The history of the Assyrian overthrow fully explains these verses. The meaning of the phrase, _His young men shall be discomfited,_ is, that those of Sennacherib's soldie...
3. SWORD TEXT: Isaiah 31:1-9 1 Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help, and rely on horses, and trust in chariots because they are many, and in horsemen because they are very strong, but they lo...
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. THEN...
31:8 tributary; (c-37) Or 'be discomfited.'...
1-5. Judah should trust not in Egypt, but in Jehovah. 6-9. The wonderful deliverance from the Assyrian....
The Assyrian's fall will be brought about by no human agency. For the fulfilment see Isaiah 37:36. BE DISCOMFITED] RV 'become tributary.'...
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD DEFENDS *JERUSALEM ISAIAH CHAPTER S 31 TO 39 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 31 NUMBERS ARE NOT EVERYTHING V1 *Woe to people who are appealing to Egypt for help!...
The ‘sword’ here does not refer to a soldier’s metal weapon (tool of war). Instead, the word ‘sword’ here means any agent that God will use to kill. For the sudden death of thousands of *Assyrian sol...
NOT OF A MIGHTY MAN... — The Hebrew has no adjectives, but the nouns are those which are commonly opposed to each other in this way, as in Isaiah 2:9, like the Latin _vir_ and _homo._ The thought expr...
וְ נָפַ֤ל אַשּׁוּר֙ בְּ חֶ֣רֶב לֹא ־אִ֔ישׁ
CHAPTER XIV THREE TRUTHS ABOUT GOD ABOUT 702 B.C. Isaiah 31:1 CHAPTER 31, which forms an appendage to Chapter s 29 and 30, can scarcely be reckoned among the more important prophecies of Isaiah. It...
A NOBLER FUTURE FOR THE NATION Isaiah 31:1-9; Isaiah 32:1-8 Isaiah continues to denounce the contemplated alliance with Egypt. His compatriots put their trust in horses and chariots, and refused the...
The prophet again denounces the alliance with Egypt. He declares that the sin of it is a false trust consequent on the chosen people tuning their back on Jehovah. The folly of it is manifest in the fa...
(h) Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of man; and the sword, not of men, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be made vessels. (h) When your repe...
_Flee not. Hebrew, "flee to himself," lo. Septuagint and Vulgate have read la, "not." The angel destroyed the army, and the king was slain at his return. --- Tributaries. Ninive being afterwards subje...
It is blessed to observe how the Lord's precepts are frequently accompanied with promises; and his commands to his people to return to him, with giving the ability to return. See a beautiful illustrat...
8._Then the Assyrian. _The copulative ו (_vau_) is better translated as an adverb of time: “_Then _the Assyrian shall fall down;” that is, “When you shall have turned to the Lord, and when your life s...
The folly of trusting in an arm of flesh is again pointed out, but only while dwelling on the true means of deliverance. Jehovah at Jerusalem would be in the midst of the nations as a lion among the s...
THEN SHALL THE ASSYRIAN FALL WITH THE SWORD, NOT OF A MIGHTY MAN,.... That is, the Assyrian army under Sennacherib their king, which besieged Jerusalem in Hezekiah's time; which, as soon as the people...
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. Ver. 8....
_Then shall the Assyrian_, &c. When you have cast away your idols, and seriously sought unto God for help; both which things were performed by Hezekiah; _fall by the sword, not of a mighty man_, &c. N...
Then shall the Assyrian, representative of the world-power hostile to the true Lord, FALL WITH THE SWORD, NOT OF A MIGHTY MAN, that of a human champion, AND THE SWORD, NOT OF A MEAN MAN, of a human ad...
JEHOVAH PROTECTS THOSE WHO FEAR HIM...
FROM THE SWORD: Or, for fear of the sword DISCOMFITED: Or, tributarie. _Heb._ for melting, or tribute...
6-9 They have been backsliding children, yet children; let them return, and their backslidings shall be healed, though they have sunk deep into misery, and cannot easily recover. Many make an idol of...
THEN; when you have cast away your idols, and seriously sought to me for help; both which things were performed by Hezekiah. WITH THE SWORD, NOT OF A MIGHTY MAN; AND THE SWORD, NOT OF A MEAN MAN; by t...
Isaiah 31:8 Assyria H804 fall H5307 (H8804) sword H2719 man H376 sword H2719 mankind H120 devour H398 ...
IN THE END IT IS YAHWEH WHO WILL DELIVER HIS PEOPLE (ISAIAH 31:4). Isaiah points out that God is not afraid of the rantings of Assyria. Rather He will come to act on behalf of His people as He did at...
CONTENTS: Judah again warned against the Egyptian alliance. Jehovah's defense of Jerusalem. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: It is gross absurdity to forsake the Rock of Ages for broken reeds. If men wi...
Isaiah 31:1. _Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help._ This was a sin in open defiance of the law. Deuteronomy 28:68. It was a great revolt of unbelief, because it distrusted the Lord, and all his...
EXPOSITION ISAIAH 31:1 A FURTHER WARNING AGAINST SEEKING THE ALLIANCE OF EGYPT. This prophecy seems to be quite independent of the last (Isaiah 30:
Shall we turn in our Bibles to Isaiah 31:1-9. Now as a backdrop to these scriptures in Isaiah 31:1-9 is the impending invasion of Assyria. Assyria is the world-conquering power at the moment. Assyria...
2 Chronicles 32:21; 2 Kings 19:34; Hosea 1:7; Isaiah 10:16;...
The sword — Not of any man, but of an angel. Discomfited — Heb. shall melt away, a great part of them being destroyed by the angel; and the hearts of the rest melting for fear....