Isaiah 31:8

Easy To Read Version

It is true that Assyria {\cf2\super [292]} will be defeated with a sword. But that sword will not be a man’s sword. Assyria will be destroyed. But that destruction will not come from a man’s sword. Assyria will run away from God’s sword. But the young men will be caught and made slaves.

Cross References

Genesis 49:15

He will see his resting place is good. He will see his land is pleasant. Then he will agree to carry heavy loads. He will agree to work as a slave.”

2 Chronicles 32:21

Then the Lord sent an angel to the king of Assyria’s camp. That angel killed all the soldiers and the leaders and the officers in the Assyrian army. So the king of Assyria went back home to his own country, and his people were ashamed of him. He went into the temple of his god and some of his own sons killed him there with a sword.

Isaiah 10:12

My Master will finish doing the things he planned to Jerusalem and Mount Zion. {\cf2\super [116]} Then the Lord will punish Assyria. {\cf2\super [117]} The king of Assyria is very proud. His pride made him do many bad things. So God will punish him.

Isaiah 10:25

But after a short time my anger will stop. I will be satisfied that Assyria has punished you enough.”

Isaiah 14:2

Those nations will take the people of Israel back to Israel’s land. Those men and women from the other nations will become slaves to Israel. \{In the past,\} those people forced the people of Israel to become their slaves. But \{at this time,\} the people of Israel will defeat those nations and Israel will then rule over them.

Isaiah 14:25

I will destroy the king of Assyria in my country. I will trample (walk on) that king on my mountains. That king made my people be his slaves; he put a yoke {\cf2\super [153]} on their necks. That pole will be taken off Judah’s neck. That burden will be removed.

Isaiah 17:13

\{And the people will be like those waves—\}\par God will speak harshly to the people,\par and they will run away.\par The people will be like chaff {\cf2\super [181]} \par being chased by the wind.\par The people will be like tumbleweeds {\cf2\super [182]} \par being chased by a storm.\par The wind blows and the weeds go far away.\par

Isaiah 21:15

Those people were running from swords\par that were ready to kill.\par They were running from bows\par that were ready to shoot.\par They were running from a hard battle.\par

Isaiah 27:7

\{How will the Lord punish his people? In the past\} enemies hurt the people. Will the Lord hurt them that same way? \{In the past\} many people were killed. Will the Lord do the same thing and kill many people? {\cf2\super [250]}

Isaiah 29:5

There are many strangers there— like very small pieces of dust. There are many cruel people—like chaff {\cf2\super [266]} blowing in the wind.

Isaiah 33:1

Look, you people make war and steal things from people, and those people never stole anything from you. You turn against people, and those people never turned against you. So when you stop stealing, other people will begin stealing from you. When you stop turning against people, other people will start turning against you.

Isaiah 37:7

Look, I will send a spirit against Assyria. \{The king of\} Assyria will get a report warning him about a danger to his country. So, he will go back to his country. At that time, I will kill him with a sword in his own country.’”

Isaiah 66:16

The Lord will judge the people. Then the Lord will destroy the people with fire and with his sword. The Lord will destroy many people.

Jeremiah 46:10

“But at that time, our Master,\par the Lord All-Powerful, will win.\par At that time, he will give the punishment\par that they deserve.\par The Lord’s enemies will get the punishment\par that they should have.\par The sword will kill until it is finished.\par The sword will kill until it satisfies\par its thirst for blood.\par This will happen because there is a sacrifice\par for our Master, the Lord All-Powerful.\par That sacrifice is \{Egypt’s army\}\par in the land of the north,\par by the Euphrates River.\par

Ezekiel 21:28

\{God said,\} “Son of man, {\cf2\super [164]} speak to the people for me. Say these things, ‘The Lord my Master says these things to the people of Ammon and their shameful \{god\}:

Hosea 1:7

But I will show mercy to the nation of Judah. \{I will save the nation of Judah.\} I will not use the bow or the sword to save them. I will not use war horses and soldiers to save them. I will save them by my own power.” {\cf2\super [7]}