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Isaiah 31:9

King James Version (KJV)

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Isaiah 31:9

Verse 9 of 9

Scripture focus

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.

Isaiah 31:9 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Isaiah 31:9

Theological / Devotional

He shall pass over. The first clause reads literally, “His rock [meaning “his shelter,” or “his stronghold”] shall pass away [on account of] horror.” For the Heb. sela‘, “rock,” see on Ps. 18:2. The “rock” of Assyria’s strength would fail.

His princes. That is, the “officers” of the Assyrian army, who would literally “be disheartened from the standard,” or “desert the standard” (RSV), as they realized that God was defending Zion.

Whose fire is in Zion. The Lord is pictured as a “devouring fire” (Isa. 33:14; Heb. 12:29). When the Assyrians attacked Jerusalem they would be “devoured.” The figurative “fire” of Isaiah’s time will be literal fire at the time of the attack on the New Jerusalem at the close of the 1,000 years (Rev. 20:9; cf. Zech. 14:2, 3).

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