Isaiah 30:31
New International Version
The voice of the LORD will shatter Assyria; with his rod he will strike them down.

New Living Translation
At the LORD’s command, the Assyrians will be shattered. He will strike them down with his royal scepter.

English Standard Version
The Assyrians will be terror-stricken at the voice of the LORD, when he strikes with his rod.

Berean Standard Bible
For Assyria will be shattered at the voice of the LORD; He will strike them with His scepter.

King James Bible
For through the voice of the LORD shall the Assyrian be beaten down, which smote with a rod.

New King James Version
For through the voice of the LORD Assyria will be beaten down, As He strikes with the rod.

New American Standard Bible
For at the voice of the LORD Assyria will be terrified, When He strikes with the rod.

NASB 1995
For at the voice of the LORD Assyria will be terrified, When He strikes with the rod.

NASB 1977
For at the voice of the LORD Assyria will be terrified, When He strikes with the rod.

Legacy Standard Bible
For at the voice of Yahweh Assyria will be dismayed, When He strikes with the rod.

Amplified Bible
For at the voice of the LORD the Assyrians will be terrified, When He strikes [them] with the rod.

Christian Standard Bible
Assyria will be shattered by the voice of the LORD. He will strike with a rod.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Assyria will be shattered by the voice of the LORD. He will strike with a rod.

American Standard Version
For through the voice of Jehovah shall the Assyrian be dismayed; with his rod will he smite him.

Contemporary English Version
When the Assyrians hear the LORD's voice and see him striking with his iron rod, they will be terrified.

English Revised Version
For through the voice of the LORD shall the Assyrian be broken in pieces, which smote with a rod.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
At the sound of the LORD, the people of Assyria will be shattered. He will strike them with his rod.

Good News Translation
The Assyrians will be terrified when they hear the LORD's voice and feel the force of his punishment.

International Standard Version
Indeed, the Assyrians will be shattered at the LORD's voice, when he strikes them with his scepter.

Majority Standard Bible
For Assyria will be shattered at the voice of the LORD; He will strike them with His scepter.

NET Bible
Indeed, the LORD's shout will shatter Assyria; he will beat them with a club.

New Heart English Bible
For through the voice of the LORD the Assyrian will be dismayed. He will strike him with his rod.

Webster's Bible Translation
For through the voice of the LORD shall the Assyrian be beaten down, who smote with a rod.

World English Bible
For through Yahweh’s voice the Assyrian will be dismayed. He will strike him with his rod.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
For from the voice of YHWH Asshur [is] broken down, "" He strikes with a rod.

Young's Literal Translation
For from the voice of Jehovah broken down is Asshur, With a rod He smiteth.

Smith's Literal Translation
For from the voice of Jehovah shall Assur be broken down, he will smite with a rod.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For at the voice of the Lord the Assyrian shall fear being struck with the rod.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For at the voice of the Lord, Assur will dread being struck with the staff.

New American Bible
For at the voice of the LORD, Assyria will be shattered, as he strikes with the rod;

New Revised Standard Version
The Assyrian will be terror-stricken at the voice of the LORD, when he strikes with his rod.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
For from before the excellency of the LORD shall the Assyrian be defeated and smitten with a rod.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Because the Assyrian will be broken from before the majesty of LORD JEHOVAH, and he shall be beaten with a rod
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
For through the voice of the LORD shall Asshur be dismayed, The rod with which He smote.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For by the voice of the Lord the Assyrians shall be overcome, even by the stroke wherewith he shall smite them.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
God's Mercies
30And the LORD will cause His majestic voice to be heard and His mighty arm to be revealed, striking in angry wrath with a flame of consuming fire, and with cloudburst, storm, and hailstones. 31For Assyria will be shattered at the voice of the LORD; He will strike them with His scepter. 32And with every stroke of the rod of punishment that the LORD brings down on them, the tambourines and lyres will sound as He battles with weapons brandished.…

Cross References
Exodus 15:6
Your right hand, O LORD, is majestic in power; Your right hand, O LORD, has shattered the enemy.

Isaiah 37:36
Then 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!

2 Kings 19:35
And that very night 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 10:24-25
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD of Hosts says: “O My people who dwell in Zion, do not fear Assyria, who strikes you with a rod and lifts his staff against you as the Egyptians did. / For in just a little while My fury against you will subside, and My anger will turn to their destruction.”

Isaiah 31:8-9
“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. / Their rock will pass away for fear, and their princes will panic at the sight of the battle standard,” declares the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, whose furnace is in Jerusalem.

Isaiah 37:29
Because your rage and arrogance against Me have reached My ears, I will put My hook in your nose and My bit in your mouth; I will send you back the way you came.’

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.”

Isaiah 17:13-14
The nations rage like the rush of many waters. He rebukes them, and they flee far away, driven before the wind like chaff on the hills, like tumbleweeds before a gale. / In the evening, there is sudden terror! Before morning, they are no more! This is the portion of those who loot us and the lot of those who plunder us.

Isaiah 29:5-6
But your many foes will be like fine dust, the multitude of the ruthless like blowing chaff. Then suddenly, in an instant, / you will be visited by the LORD of Hosts with thunder and earthquake and loud noise, with windstorm and tempest and consuming flame of fire.

Isaiah 33:3
The peoples flee the thunder of Your voice; the nations scatter when You rise.

Isaiah 66:6
Hear the uproar from the city; listen to the voice from the temple! It is the voice of the LORD, repaying His enemies what they deserve!

Revelation 19:15
And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.

Revelation 19:21
And the rest were killed with the sword that proceeded from the mouth of the One seated on the horse. And all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh.

2 Thessalonians 2:8
And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of His mouth and annihilate by the majesty of His arrival.

Hebrews 12:29
“For our God is a consuming fire.”


Treasury of Scripture

For through the voice of the LORD shall the Assyrian be beaten down, which smote with a rod.

the voice

Isaiah 30:30
And the LORD shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and with the flame of a devouring fire, with scattering, and tempest, and hailstones.

Isaiah 37:32-38
For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and they that escape out of mount Zion: the zeal of the LORD of hosts shall do this…

which smote

Isaiah 9:4
For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.

Isaiah 10:5,15,24
O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation…

Psalm 17:13,14
Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword: …

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Isaiah 30
1. The prophet threatens the people for their confidence in Egypt
8. And contempt of God's word
18. God's mercies toward his church
27. God's wrath and the people's joy, in the destruction of Assyria














For at the voice of the LORD
The phrase begins with the acknowledgment of divine authority and power. The "voice of the LORD" is a recurring theme in the Bible, symbolizing God's command and presence. In Hebrew, "voice" is "qol," which often signifies not just sound but a powerful, authoritative proclamation. Historically, the voice of the LORD is associated with creation, revelation, and judgment. It is a reminder of God's sovereignty and the power of His word to effect change and bring about His will.

Assyria will be shattered
Assyria, a dominant empire during Isaiah's time, represents the epitome of worldly power and opposition to God's people. The Hebrew root for "shattered" is "chathath," meaning to be broken or dismayed. This conveys not just a physical defeat but a complete dismantling of Assyria's pride and might. Historically, Assyria was known for its military prowess and cruelty, yet this prophecy assures that no earthly power can withstand the decrees of the Almighty. It serves as a reassurance to the faithful that God will protect and deliver His people from their oppressors.

He will strike them with His rod
The "rod" is a symbol of discipline and authority. In Hebrew, "rod" is "shebet," which can refer to a scepter or a tool for correction. This imagery is consistent with God's role as a just ruler who disciplines nations and individuals. The rod signifies God's active involvement in the affairs of the world, ensuring that justice prevails. Scripturally, it echoes the idea that God chastises those He loves, and His judgments are both righteous and redemptive. This phrase reassures believers of God's ultimate control and His commitment to righteousness.

(31) Shall the Assyrian be beaten down, which smote with a rod.--Better, and He (Jehovah) shall smite with the rod. Asshur appears as the foremost and most dreaded enemy of Judah. The prediction points to the destruction of the armies of Sennacherib.

Verse 31. - For through the voice of the Lord shall the Assyrian be beaten down; rather, for at the voice of the Lord shall Assyria be dismayed (compare the first clause of ver. 30). Which smote with a rod; rather, with the rod will he (i.e. Jehovah) smite.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
For
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

Assyria
אַשּׁ֑וּר (’aš·šūr)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 804: Ashshur

will be shattered
יֵחַ֣ת (yê·ḥaṯ)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2865: To prostrate, to break down, either, by violence, by confusion and fear

at the voice
מִקּ֥וֹל (miq·qō·wl)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6963: A voice, sound

of the LORD.
יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

He will strike
יַכֶּֽה׃ (yak·keh)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5221: To strike

with a rod.
בַּשֵּׁ֖בֶט (baš·šê·ḇeṭ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7626: Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe


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