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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Isaiah 31:8

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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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Assyrian--Sennacherib, representative of some powerful head of the ungodly in the latter ages [HORSLEY]. sword, not of . . . mighty . . . mean man--but by the unseen sword of God. flee--Sennacherib alone fled homewards after his army had been destroyed (Isa 37:37). young men--the flower of his army. discomfited--rather, "shall be subject to slavery"; literally, "shall be liable to tribute," that is, personal service (Deu 20:11; Jos 9:21) [MAURER]. Or, not so well, "shall melt away" [ROSENMULLER].
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