Isaiah 31:9

7 For 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.

8 Then 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 the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace 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 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 the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.

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  • Isaiah 29:6

    Thou shalt be visited of the LORD of hosts with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with storm and tempest, and the flame of devouring fire.

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  • Zechariah 2:5

    For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.

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  • Deuteronomy 32:37

    And he shall say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted,

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  • Isaiah 10:17

    And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day;

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  • Leviticus 6:13

    The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out.

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  • Isaiah 4:4

    When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning.

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  • Isaiah 18:3

    All 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.

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