Isaiah 31:8
 Isaiah 31:8 
New International Version (© 2011)
"Assyria will fall by no human sword; a sword, not of mortals, will devour them. They will flee before the sword and their young men will be put to forced labor.

King James 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.

American Standard Version
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.

Young's Literal Translation
And fallen hath Asshur by sword, not of the high, Yea, a sword -- not of the low, doth consume him, And he hath fled for himself from the face of a sword, And his young men become tributary.

Isaiah 31:8 Additional Translations
Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

"Wherefore do ye weigh out your silver (בלוא לחם belo lechem) for the no-bread."

Isaiah 31:8Then shall the Assyrian fall, etc. - 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; and Sennacherib himself fell by the hands of the princes, his own sons. Not mighty men, for they were not soldiers; not mean men, for they were princes.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Isaiah 10:16-19,33,34 Therefore shall the Lord, the Lord of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness...

Isaiah 14:25 That I will break the Assyrian in my land, and on my mountains tread him under foot: then shall his yoke depart from off them...

Isaiah 29:5 Moreover the multitude of your strangers shall be like small dust...

Isaiah 30:27-33 Behold, the name of the LORD comes from far, burning with his anger, and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation...

Isaiah 37:35 For I will defend this city to save it for my own sake, and for my servant David's sake.

2 Kings 19:34-37 For I will defend this city, to save it, for my own sake, and for my servant David's sake...

2 Chronicles 32:21 And the LORD sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valor, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria...

Hosea 1:7 But I will have mercy on the house of Judah, and will save them by the LORD their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword...

he shall flee

Isaiah 37:37,38 So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelled at Nineveh...

from the sword. or, for fear of the sword
discomfited. or, tributary. Heb. for melting, or tribute

Isaiah 31:8 Parallel Commentaries
Asshur Assyria Assyrian Cause Consume Destruction Devour Discomfited Escape Face Fall Fallen Fled Flee Flight Forced Great High Labor Mankind Mean Mighty Mortals Subject Sword Taskwork Tributary Young
Asshur Assyria Assyrian Cause Consume Destruction Devour Discomfited Escape Face Fall Fallen Fled Flee Flight Forced Great High Labor Mankind Mean Mighty Mortals Subject Sword Taskwork Tributary Young
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Genesis 49:15 When he sees how good is his resting place and how pleasant is his land, he will bend his shoulder to the burden and submit to forced labor.
Isaiah 10:12 When the Lord has finished all his work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, he will say, "I will punish the king of Assyria for the willful pride of his heart and the haughty look in his eyes.
Isaiah 14:2 Nations will take them and bring them to their own place. And Israel will take possession of the nations and make them male and female servants in the LORD's land. They will make captives of their captors and rule over their oppressors.
Isaiah 14:25 I will crush the Assyrian in my land; on my mountains I will trample him down. His yoke will be taken from my people, and his burden removed from their shoulders."
Isaiah 21:15 They flee from the sword, from the drawn sword, from the bent bow and from the heat of battle.
Isaiah 27:7 Has the LORD struck her as he struck down those who struck her? Has she been killed as those were killed who killed her?
Isaiah 30:31 The voice of the LORD will shatter Assyria; with his rod he will strike them down.