Isaiah 30:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

flee... horses... shall ye flee. Note the Figure of speech Paronomasia. Hebrew. nanus... sus... t'nusun, for emphasis.

swift... shall they... be swift. Figure of speech Paronomasia. Hebrew. kal... yikkallu, for emphasis; not. mere "play on words".

Isaiah 30:16

16 But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.