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Isaiah 31:8

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.

KJV

Et cadet Assur in gladio non viri, et gladius non hominis vorabit eum : et fugiet non a facie gladii, et juvenes ejus vectigales erunt.

Vulgate

καὶ πεσεῖται Ἀσσούρ· οὐ μάχαιρα ἀνδρὸς οὐδὲ μάχαιρα ἀνθρώπου καταφάγεται αὐτόν, καὶ φεύξεται οὐκ ἀπὸ προσώπου μαχαίρας· οἱ δὲ νεανίσκοι ἔσονται εἰς ἥττημα,

LXX

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.

ASV

וְ/נָפַ֤ל אַשּׁוּר֙ בְּ/חֶ֣רֶב לֹא אִ֔ישׁ וְ/חֶ֥רֶב לֹֽא אָדָ֖ם תֹּֽאכֲלֶ֑/נּוּ וְ/נָ֥ס ל/וֹ֙ מִ/פְּנֵי חֶ֔רֶב וּ/בַחוּרָ֖י/ו לָ/מַ֥ס יִהְיֽוּ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
אַשּׁ֔וּר
'shvr
noun · 151×
אָדָ֖ם
'dm
noun · 545×
בַּחוּרִ֖ים
bchvrym
verb · 46×
חֶ֖רֶב
chrb
noun · 409×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יִּפֹּ֥ל
ypl
verb · 434×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
ם
m
verb · 811×
מַֽס
ms
noun · 20×
נָ֖סוּ
nsv
verb · 161×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Gen 49:15 — And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.
  • Isa 14:25 — That I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him under foot: then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulders.
  • Isa 37:7 — Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.
  • Isa 37:36 — Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.
  • Nah 1:12 — Thus saith the LORD; Though they be quiet, and likewise many, yet thus shall they be cut down, when he shall pass through. Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more.
  • Ps 76:5 — The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands.
  • Ps 118:9 — It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.