The Pulpit Commentary on Isaiah 31:8

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; rather, and Assyria shall fall by the sword of one who is not a man Assyria's destruction will not be by the visible swords of human enemies, but by the invisible sword of God.

And the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him; rather, and the sword of one who is not a mortal shall detour him—an instance of "synonymous parallelism." He shall flee; more literally, betake himself to flight.

His young men shall be discomfited; rather, as in the margin, shall be for tribute. They shall become the vassals of a foreign power.

More for Isaiah 31:8

Continue with other commentaries and DiscipleDeck content connected to this verse, chapter, or topic.

Other commentaries

commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Isaiah 31:1-9EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributors commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Isaiah 31:4-9A PROMISE OF PROTECTION, AND OF THE DISCOMFITURE OF ASSYRIA. In the promise of protection (Isaiah 31:4, Isaiah 31:5) there is nothing new but the imagery, which is of remarkable beauty. The promise is followed by a brie…Joseph S. Exell and contributors commentaryMatthew Henry on Isaiah 31:6-9They 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 their silver and gold,…Matthew Henry commentaryA Call to Repentance; Deliverance of Jerusalem. (b. c. 720.)A CALL TO REPENTANCE; DELIVERANCE OF JERUSALEM. (B. C. 720.) This explains the foregoing promise of the deliverance of Jerusalem; she shall be fitted for deliverance, and then it shall be wrought for her; for in that me…Matthew Henry commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Isaiah 31:7-9The fire of Jehovah. I. "OUR GOD IS A CONSUMING FINE." He burns from that sacred oracular center in Jerusalem. And his foes are seen melting away before him—the Assyrian fleeing from and falling before the sword, the hu…Joseph S. Exell and contributors commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Isaiah 31:8The surprise of the Lord's deliverances. No inhabitant of Jerusalem could have imagined how God intended to deliver the city from Sennacherib. God's way is in the sea, his footsteps are not known; but he leads his peopl…Joseph S. Exell and contributors