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Isaiah 31:8 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 8. 8Then 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.
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Role in This Section
The historical narrative or dated oracle carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man” at Isaiah 31:8 as part of “Return Accompanies Assyria's Nonhuman Defeat.”
Read It With
- Isaiah 31:6–9
Read Isaiah 31:8 with 31:6–9. By itself, “Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, historical horizon, poetic movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: Deep revolt, discarded idols, a sword beyond ordinary human strength, and a terror-struck standard close the Egypt-assistance warning.
Why It Needs Context
Isaiah 31:8 performs a local role inside “Return Accompanies Assyria's Nonhuman Defeat.” The historical narrative or dated oracle carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man” at Isaiah 31:8 as part of “Return Accompanies Assyria's Nonhuman Defeat.” The selected verse alone does not carry the full claim.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Isaiah 31:6–9 — Return Accompanies Assyria's Nonhuman DefeatSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Isaiah 31:6–9, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Isaiah
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology at the exact unit, without treating morphology as apparatus, lexicon, composition history, or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Isa.xml, OSIS 31:6–9 with Hebrew/KJV versification difference checked
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