Isaiah 31:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Isaiah 31:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Isaiah 31:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Isaiah 31:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““The Assyrian will fall by the sword, not of man; and the sword, not of mankind, shall devour him. He will flee from the sword, and his young men will become subject to forced labor.”
Isaiah 31:8 — World English Bible
Isaiah 31:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Isaiah 31:8 — American Standard Version
Isaiah 31:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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 — Young's Literal Translation
Isaiah 31:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Asshur shall fall by the sword, not of a great man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: and he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall become tributary; ”
Isaiah 31:8 — Darby Translation
Isaiah 31:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then shall Asshur fall by the sworde, not of man, neither shall the sworde of man deuoure him, and hee shall flee from the sworde, and his yong men shall faint.”
Isaiah 31:8 — Geneva Bible
Isaiah 31:8 in Context — Isaiah 31
6 Turn ye unto him from whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted.
7 For in that day every man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you for a sin.
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.
9 And he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear, and his princes shall be afraid of the ensign, saith the Lord, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.
What Does Isaiah 31:8 Mean?
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