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In the same day shall the Lord shave with a rasor that is hired, [namely], by them beyond the river, by the king of Assyria, the head, and the hair of the feet: and it shall also consume the beard.
Isaiah 7:20 — KJV
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Isaiah 7:20
King James Version (KJV)
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Isaiah 7:20
Verse 20 of 25
Commentary
Commentary on Isaiah 7:20
Theological / DevotionalIn the same day. That is, at the same time. The prophet gives further details concerning the course of events in Judah.
A razor that is hired. The figure changes. Isaiah had previously likened Judah to a sick man with no sound spot left on his body (ch. 1:5, 6). Now the nation is compared to a man subjected to the supreme indignity of being shaved from head to foot, including even his beard, the loss of which was regarded by Orientals as a great disgrace.
Beyond the river. The Euphrates (see on Joshua 24:2). Assyria would be employed as an instrument in the hands of the Lord to devastate and humble unrepentant Judah. Compare the similar figure employed in Isa. 10:5-7.
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