New King James Version
Isaiah 30:31
31For through the voice of the Lord Assyria will be beaten down, As He strikes with the rod.
Isaiah 30:31 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For through the voice of the Lord shall the Assyrian be beaten down, which smote with a rod.
- New International Version (NIV)The voice of the Lord will shatter Assyria; with his rod he will strike them down.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The Assyrians will be terror-stricken at the voice of the Lord, when he strikes with his rod.
- New Living Translation (NLT)At the Lord’s command, the Assyrians will be shattered. He will strike them down with his royal scepter.
Context of Isaiah 30:31
29You shall have a song As in the night when a holy festival is kept, And gladness of heart as when one goes with a flute, To come into the mountain of the Lord, To the Mighty One of Israel. 30The Lord will cause His glorious voice to be heard, And show the descent of His arm, With the indignation of His anger And the flame of a devouring fire, With scattering, tempest, and hailstones. For through the voice of the Lord Assyria will be beaten down, As He strikes with the rod. 32And in every place where the staff of punishment passes, Which the Lord lays on him, It will be with tambourines and harps; And in battles of brandishing He will fight with it. 33For Tophet was established of old, Yes, for the king it is prepared. He has made it deep and large; Its pyre is fire with much wood; The breath of the Lord, like a stream of brimstone, Kindles it.
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כִּֽי־מִקּ֥וֹל יְהוָ֖ה יֵחַ֣ת אַשּׁ֑וּר בַּשֵּׁ֖בֶט יַכֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Isaiah 30:31
- Isaiah 30:30The Lord will cause His glorious voice to be heard, And show the descent of His arm, With the indignation of His anger And the flame of a devouring fire, With scattering, tempest, and hailstones.
- Isaiah 37:32For out of Jerusalem shall go a remnant, And those who escape from Mount Zion. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.
- Isaiah 9:4For You have broken the yoke of his burden And the staff of his shoulder, The rod of his oppressor, As in the day of Midian.
- Isaiah 10:5“Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger And the staff in whose hand is My indignation.
- Psalms 17:13Arise, O Lord, Confront him, cast him down; Deliver my life from the wicked with Your sword,
- Psalms 125:5As for such as turn aside to their crooked ways, The Lord shall lead them away With the workers of iniquity. Peace be upon Israel!
- Micah 5:5And this One shall be peace. When the Assyrian comes into our land, And when he treads in our palaces, Then we will raise against him Seven shepherds and eight princely men.
Commentaries on Isaiah 30:31
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31Which smote with a rod "He that was ready to smite with his staff" - "Post אשור ashshur, forte excidit אשר asher ." - Secker. After אשור ashshur, probably אשר asher, "which, "has been omitted.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31For through the voice of the - Lord By the command of the Lord; that is, his voice going forth in the manner specified in Isaiah 30:30. Which smote with a rod - Who was accustomed to smite as with a rod; that is, his government was tyrannical and severe. As he had been accustomed to smite in that manner, so he would now meet the proper reward of his oppression of the nations.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 27-33Verses 27-33 God curbs and restrains from doing mischief. With a word he guides his people into the right way, but with a bridle he turns his enemies upon their own ruin. Here, in threatening the ruin of Sennacherib's army, the prophet points at the final and everlasting destruction of all impenitent sinners. Tophet was a valley near Jerusalem, where fires were continually burning to destroy things that were hurtful and offensive, and there the idolatrous…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 31scepter: The Lord, the true King, would be victorious over the threatening Assyrian king.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3131. The Assyrian rod which beat shall itself be beaten, and that by the mere voice of the Lord, that is, an unseen divine agency (Is 10:5, 24).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 30
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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