Isaiah 31:8 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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 fromb the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited. ”

Isaiah 31:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 tha...
Isaiah 31:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(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 rep...
Isaiah 31:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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 31:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

mighty man. Hebrew. 'ish. App-14. mean man. Hebrew. 'adam. App-14. discomfited . become tributaries.
Isaiah 31:8 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Isaiah 31:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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. "Wheref...
Isaiah 31:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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 sol...
Isaiah 31:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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....
Isaiah 31:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1-5. Judah should trust not in Egypt, but in Jehovah. 6-9. The wonderful deliverance from the Assyrian.
Isaiah 31:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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...
Isaiah 31:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XIV THREE TRUTHS ABOUT GOD ABOUT 702 B.C. Isaiah 31:1-9 CHAPTER 31, which forms an appendage to Chapter s 29 and 30, can scarcely be reckoned among the more important prophecies of Is...
Isaiah 31:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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 refu...
Isaiah 31:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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 f...
Isaiah 31:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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 illustra...
Isaiah 31:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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 peo...
Isaiah 31:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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....
Isaiah 31:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 ,...
Isaiah 31:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

A Call to Repentance; Deliverance of Jerusalem. B. C. 720. 6 Turn ye unto him from w...
Isaiah 31:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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;...
Isaiah 31:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

In The End It Is Yahweh Who Will Deliver His People ( Isaiah 31:4-9 ). 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...
Isaiah 31:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 al...
Isaiah 31:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Isaiah 31:1-23 A FURTHER WARNING AGAINST SEEKING THE ALLIANCE OF EGYPT . This prophecy seems to be quite independent of the last ( Isaiah 30:1-23 ). It may have be...
Isaiah 31:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jehovah Protects those who Fear Him
Isaiah 31:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Chronicles 32:21 ; 2 Kings 19:34-37 ; Hosea 1:7 ; Isaiah 10:16-19 ; Isaiah 10:33 ; Isaiah 10:34 ; Isaiah 14:25 ; Isaiah 29:5 ; Isaiah 30:27-33 ; Isaiah 37:35 ; Isaiah 37:37 ; Isaiah 37:...
Isaiah 31:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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.

Isaiah 31:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Isaiah 31:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Isaiah 31:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 31:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Isaiah 31:8 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 31:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Isaiah 31:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Isaiah 31:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 31:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 31:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Isaiah 31:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Isaiah 31:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Isaiah 31:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 31:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Isaiah 31:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Isaiah 31:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Isaiah 31:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 31:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Isaiah 31:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Isaiah 31:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 31:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 31:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Isaiah 31:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Isaiah 31:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 31:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes