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Isaiah 31:8

Isaiah 31:8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

shall the: Isaiah 10:16-19, Isaiah 10:33-34, Isaiah 14:25, Isaiah 29:5, Isaiah 30:27-33, Isaiah 37:35; 2 Kings 19:34-37; 2 Chronicles 32:21; Hosea 1:7

he shall flee: Isaiah 37:37-38

from the sword: or, for fear of the sword

discomfited: or, tributary. Heb. for melting, or tribute.

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