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“Assyria will fall by a sword, but not one human-made;[a]
a sword not made by humankind will destroy them.[b]
They will run away from this sword[c]
and their young men will be forced to do hard labor.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 31:8 tn Heb “Assyria will fall by a sword, not of a man.”
  2. Isaiah 31:8 tn Heb “and a sword not of humankind will devour him.”
  3. Isaiah 31:8 tn Heb “he will flee for himself from before a sword.”

“Assyria(A) will fall by no human sword;
    a sword, not of mortals, will devour(B) them.
They will flee before the sword
    and their young men will be put to forced labor.(C)

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