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Isaiah 30:28

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his breath: Isaiah 11:4; Psalms 18:15; Luke 22:31; 2 Thessalonians 2:8; Hebrews 4:12; Revelation 1:16, Revelation 2:16

an overflowing: Isaiah 8:8, Isaiah 28:17-18, Isaiah 29:6; Habakkuk 3:12-15

to sift: Bp. Lowth renders, "to toss the nations with the van of perdition;" that is, says Kimchi nothing useful shall remain behind, but all shall come to nothing and perish. The van of the ancients was a large instrument, somewhat like a shovel, with a long handle, with which they tossed the corn mixed with the chaff and chopped straw into the air, that the wind might separate them. Isaiah 19:12, Isaiah 19:14, Isaiah 33:10-12; Hosea 13:3; Amos 9:9; Matthew 3:12

a bridle: Isaiah 37:29; 2 Kings 19:28; Psalms 32:9; Proverbs 26:3

causing: Isaiah 19:3, Isaiah 19:13-14; 2 Samuel 17:14; 1 Kings 22:20-22; Job 39:17; Ezekiel 14:7-9; 2 Thessalonians 2:11

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