Isaiah 31:9

Isaiah 31:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear, and his princes shall be afraid of the ensign, saith the Lord, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.
• New International Version (NIV)Their stronghold will fall because of terror; at the sight of the battle standard their commanders will panic,” declares the Lord, whose fire is in Zion, whose furnace is in Jerusalem.
• English Standard Version (ESV)His rock shall pass away in terror, and his officers desert the standard in panic," declares the Lord, whose fire is in Zion, and whose furnace is in Jerusalem.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He shall cross over to his stronghold for fear, And his princes shall be afraid of the banner,” Says the Lord, Whose fire is in Zion And whose furnace is in Jerusalem.

Context of Isaiah 31:9

7For in that day every man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you for a sin. 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. And he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear, and his princes shall be afraid of the ensign, saith Yhwh, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.

Isaiah 31:9 word by word

וְסַלְעוֹ֙ מִמָּג֣וֹר יַֽעֲב֔וֹר וְחַתּ֥וּ מִנֵּ֖ס שָׂרָ֑יו נְאֻם־יְהוָ֗ה אֲשֶׁר־א֥וּר לוֹ֙ בְּצִיּ֔וֹן וְתַנּ֥וּר ל֖וֹ בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סRead the interlinear

• And he shall pass overעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• to his strong holdסֶ֫לַעsela‛ · cragH5553
• for fearמָגוֹרmâgôr mâgûr · terrorH4032
• and his princesשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• shall be afraidחָתַתchâthath · to to be dismayedH2865
• of the ensignנֵסnês · ensignH5251
• saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• whose fireאוּר'ûr · flameH217
• in Zionצִיּוֹןtsîyôn · ZionH6726
• and his furnaceתַּנּוּרtannûr · ovenH8574
• in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389

Cross-references for Isaiah 31:9

• Isaiah 11:10And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.
• Isaiah 18:3All ye inhabitants of the world, and dwellers on the earth, see ye, when he lifteth up an ensign on the mountains; and when he bloweth a trumpet, hear ye.
• Isaiah 44:1Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen:
• Isaiah 29:6Thou shalt be visited of Yhwh of Armies with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with storm and tempest, and the flame of devouring fire.
• Leviticus 6:13The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out.
• Ezekiel 22:18Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross: all they are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are even the dross of silver.
• Zechariah 2:5For I, saith Yhwh, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.
• Malachi 4:1For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith Yhwh of Armies, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.

Commentaries on Isaiah 31:9

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9And he shall pass over - Margin, His rock shall pass away for fear.‘ The Hebrew would bear this, but it does not convey a clear idea. The sense seems to be this. The word rendered stronghold‘ (Hebrew, His rock‘) denotes his fortifications, or the places of strength in which he trusted. Probably the Assyrian monarch had many such places which he regarded as perfectly secure, both in the limits of his own kingdom, and on the line of his march toward Judea…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-9Verses 6-9 They have been backsliding children, yet children; let them return, and their backslidings shall be healed, though they have sunk deep into misery, and cannot easily recover. Many make an idol of their silver and gold, and by the love of that are drawn from God; but those who turn to God, will be ready to part with it. Then, when they have cast away their idols, shall the Assyrian fall by the sword of an angel, who strikes more strongly than a…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9princes will panic: This happened when Sennacherib ran to Nineveh after God destroyed 185,000 troops (see Isaiah 37:36–37). God was the fire or flame that would consume Assyria.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. Rather, "shall pass beyond his strongholds"; he Shall not stop to take refuge in it through fear (Jud 20:47; Jr 48:28) [Gesenius]. ensign--the banner of Jehovah protecting the Jews [Maurer]. fire ... furnace--"light" and "fire," namely, of Jehovah's altar at Jerusalem (Is 29:1). Perhaps "furnace," as distinguished from "fire," may mean that His dwelling-place (His hearth) was at Jerusalem (compare Is 4:5); or else the fiery furnace awaiting all the…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 31:9

• Assyria
• Ensign

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Commentaries on Isaiah 31

• 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