Isaiah Chapter 30 verse 31 Holy Bible
For through the voice of Jehovah shall the Assyrian be dismayed; with his rod will he smite `him'.
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For through the voice of the Lord the Assyrian will be broken, and the Lord's rod will be lifted up against him.
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For through the voice of Jehovah shall the Assyrian be broken down: he will smite [him] with the rod.
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For through the voice of the LORD shall the Assyrian be beaten down, which smote with a rod.
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For through the voice of Yahweh shall the Assyrian be dismayed; with his rod will he strike [him].
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For from the voice of Jehovah broken down `is' Asshur, With a rod He smiteth.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 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.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(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.