Isaiah 31:8
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.
Context
This verse from Isaiah Chapter 31 connects to 10 cross-references. Woe to those who go down to Egypt for horses and chariots and do not look to the Holy One of Israel. The Egyptians are human and their horses are flesh. God's plan is to defend Jerusalem and pass over …
Other Translations
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.
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.
Then the Assyrian will come down by the sword, but not of man; the sword, not of men, will be the cause of his destruction: and he will go in flight from the sword, and his young men will be put to forced work.
Cross References
And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer …
For I will defend this city to save it for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.
Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and return to his own land; …
For Tophet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made it deep and large: …
Behold, the name of the Lord cometh from far, burning with his anger, and the burden thereof is heavy: his …
Moreover the multitude of thy strangers shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones shall be …
That I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him under foot: then shall his …
And he shall cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.
Behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, shall lop the bough with terror: and the high ones of stature shall …
And the rest of the trees of his forest shall be few, that a child may write them.