Isaiah 31:9

7 For on that day, every one of you will reject the idols of silver and gold that your own hands have sinfully made.

8 “Then Assyria will fall, but not by the sword of man; a sword will devour them, but not one made by mortals. They will flee before the sword, and their young men will be put to forced labor.

Their rock will pass away for fear, and their princes will panic at the sight of the battle standard,” declares the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, whose furnace is in Jerusalem.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Their rock will pass away for fear, and their princes will panic at the sight of the battle standard,” declares the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, whose furnace is in Jerusalem.
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.
WEB
His rock will pass away by reason of terror, and his princes will be afraid of the banner,” says the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.
ASV
And his rock shall pass away by reason of terror, and his princes shall be dismayed at the ensign, saith Jehovah, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.
DARBY
and for fear, he shall pass over to his rock, and his princes shall be afraid of the banner, saith Jehovah, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.
BLB
And his stronghold will pass away at the terror, and his princes will be frightened at the banner,” says YHWH, whose fire unto Him [is] in Zion, and a furnace unto Him [is] in Jerusalem.
ÅB
Og hans klippe[^2] skal rømme i redsel, og hans fyrster skal skremmes bort fra sitt banner, sier Herren, han som har sin ild i Sion og sin ovn i Jerusalem.
[^1]: som i Egypt; 2MO 12, 13. 23.
[^2]: Assyrias mektige konge; 2KG 19, 36 fg.
OTB
Deres festning vil kollapse av panikk, og deres befalingsmenn vil bli skremt ved synet av kampstandarden,” erklærer Herren, hvis ild er i Sion og hvis ovn er i Jerusalem.
B1930
Og hans klippe skal rømme i redsel, og hans fyrster skal skremmes bort fra sitt banner, sier Herren, han som har sin ild i Sion og sin ovn i Jerusalem. / < Assyrias mektige konge; 2KG 19, 36 fg.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Malachi 4:1

    “For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be left to them.”

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  • Isaiah 29:6

    you will be visited by the LORD of Hosts with thunder and earthquake and loud noise, with windstorm and tempest and consuming flame of fire.

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  • Zechariah 2:5

    For I will be a wall of fire around it, declares the LORD, and I will be the glory within it.’”

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  • Deuteronomy 32:37

    He will say: “Where are their gods, the rock in which they took refuge,

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  • Isaiah 10:17

    And the Light of Israel will become a fire, and its Holy One a flame. In a single day it will burn and devour Assyria’s thorns and thistles.

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  • Leviticus 6:13

    The fire shall be kept burning on the altar continually; it must not be extinguished.

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  • Isaiah 4:4

    when the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodstains from the heart of Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire.

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  • Isaiah 18:3

    All you people of the world and dwellers of the earth, when a banner is raised on the mountains, you will see it; when a ram’s horn sounds, you will hear it.

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