Associate yourselves - In the previous verses the prophet had seen the Assyrian coming up on the land like an overwhelming flood. He looked …

Associate yourselves, O you people ... —Better, O you peoples. The words are not limited to the confederacy of Syria and Ephraim,…

Associate yourselves. The verb רעו (rognu), whether it is derived from רוע (ruang) or from רעה (ragnah), means …

Associate yourselves, O you people
Both of Syria and Israel, whose two kings were confederate against Judah:

and you…

The prophet challenges the enemies of the Jews. Their efforts would be vain, and they themselves would be broken to pieces. It concerns us, in time…

1. For before the child knows… Here the interpretation of the sign is explained, and it is already clear according to the literal i…