A PROMISE OF PROTECTION, AND OF THE DISCOMFITURE OF ASSYRIA. In the promise of protection (Isaiah 31:4, Isaiah 31:5) there is nothing new but the imagery, which is of remarkable beauty. The promise is followed by a brief exhortation (Isaiah 31:6, Isaiah 31:7); and then the discomfiture of Assyria is declared in the plainest terms, and her flight before the avenging sword of God (Isaiah 31:8, Isaiah 31:9).
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Isaiah 31:4-9
Isaiah 31:4-9
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