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Isaiah 8:7

Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks:

KJV

propter hoc ecce Dominus adducet super eos aquas fluminis fortes et multas, regem Assyriorum, et omnem gloriam ejus, et ascendet super omnes rivos ejus, et fluet super universas ripas ejus ;

Vulgate

διὰ τοῦτο ἰδοὺ Κύριος ἀνάγει ἐφ’ ὑμᾶς τὸ ὕδωρ τοῦ ποταμοῦ τὸ ἰσχυρὸν καὶ τὸ πολύ, τὸν βασιλέα τῶν Ἀσσυρίων καὶ τὴν δόξαν αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἀναβήσεται ἐπὶ πᾶσαν φάραγγα ὑμῶν, καὶ περιπατήσει ἐπὶ πᾶν τεῖχος ὑμῶν,

LXX

now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the River, strong and many, even the king of Assyria and all his glory: and it shall come up over all its channels, and go over all its banks;

ASV

וְ/לָ/כֵ֡ן הִנֵּ֣ה אֲדֹנָ/י֩ מַעֲלֶ֨ה עֲלֵי/הֶ֜ם אֶת מֵ֣י הַ/נָּהָ֗ר הָ/עֲצוּמִים֙ וְ/הָ֣/רַבִּ֔ים אֶת מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּׁ֖וּר וְ/אֶת כָּל כְּבוֹד֑/וֹ וְ/עָלָה֙ עַל כָּל אֲפִיקָ֔י/ו וְ/הָלַ֖ךְ עַל כָּל גְּדוֹתָֽי/ו

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

17 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲפִיקִ֣ים
'pyqym
noun · 18×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אַשּׁ֔וּר
'shvr
noun · 151×
הִנֵּ֥ה
hnh
pronoun · 838×
הוֹלֵ֣ךְ
hvlk
verb · 507×
ו
v
pronoun · 4×
וֹ
v
noun · 198×
י
y
noun · 440×
יַּ֥עַל
y'l
verb · 885×
כֵ֗ן
kn
adjective · 767×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
מַ֖יִם
mym
noun · 580×
נְהַר
nhr
noun · 119×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
עָצ֖וּם
'tsvm
adjective · 31×
רַב
rb
verb · 458×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • 2Kgs 19:32 — Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor cast a bank against it.
  • Amos 8:8 — Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? and it shall rise up wholly as a flood; and it shall be cast out and drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.
  • Amos 8:8 — Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? and it shall rise up wholly as a flood; and it shall be cast out and drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.
  • Amos 9:5 — And the Lord GOD of hosts is he that toucheth the land, and it shall melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn: and it shall rise up wholly like a flood; and shall be drowned, as by the flood of Eg
  • Dan 9:26 — And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be wi
  • Ezek 26:19 — For thus saith the Lord GOD; When I shall make thee a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited; when I shall bring up the deep upon thee, and great waters shall cover thee;
  • Gen 6:17 — And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.
  • Hos 12:2 — The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.
  • Isa 7:17 — The LORD shall bring upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon thy father’s house, days that have not come, from the day that Ephraim departed from Judah; even the king of Assyria.
  • Isa 7:17 — The LORD shall bring upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon thy father’s house, days that have not come, from the day that Ephraim departed from Judah; even the king of Assyria.
  • Isa 7:20 — In the same day shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired, namely, by them beyond the river, by the king of Assyria, the head, and the hair of the feet: and it shall also consume the beard.
  • Isa 7:20 — In the same day shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired, namely, by them beyond the river, by the king of Assyria, the head, and the hair of the feet: and it shall also consume the beard.
  • Isa 17:12 — Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!
  • Isa 28:15 — Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refug
  • Isa 43:2 — When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame k
  • Jer 46:7 — Who is this that cometh up as a flood, whose waters are moved as the rivers?
  • Jer 47:2 — Thus saith the LORD; Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein; the city, and them that dwell therein: then the m
  • Jer 51:42 — The sea is come up upon Babylon: she is covered with the multitude of the waves thereof.
  • Mic 1:9 — For her wound is incurable; for it is come unto Judah; he is come unto the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem.
  • Nah 1:8 — But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.
  • Ps 124:4 — Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:
  • Rev 12:15 — And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.
  • Rev 17:15 — And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
  • Rev 20:9 — And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.