Isaiah 31:8
“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.This verse in the real world
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- בָּחוּרbâchûwrproperly, selected, i.e. a youth (often collective)
- אַשּׁוּרʼAshshûwrAshshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.
- נוּסnûwçto flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
- חֶרֶבcherebdrought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or ot
- נָפַלnâphalto fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurat
- אָדָםʼâdâmruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- אָכַלʼâkalto eat (literally or figuratively)
- אִישׁʼîysha man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Isa 14:25, Gen 49:15, 2Ki 19:34–37, Isa 37:35–38, Isa 29:5, Isa 10:12, Isa 30:27–33, Hos 1:7