Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on Isaiah 31:8
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Isaiah31:8
8. Assyrian--Sennacherib, representative of some powerful head of the ungodly in the latter ages [Horsley].
sword, not of ... mighty ... mean man--but by the unseen sword of God.
flee--Sennacherib alone fled homewards after his army had been destroyed (Is 37:37).
young men--the flower of his army.
discomfited--rather, "shall be subject to slavery"; literally, "shall be liable to tribute," that is, personal service (De 20:11; Jos 9:21) [Maurer]. Or, not so well, "shall melt away" [Rosenmuller].
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