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The Assyrian shall fall by the sword, not of man; and the sword, not of men, shall devour him; and he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall become subject to forced labor.
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Victory by God's Hand Alone
All the commentators agree that the central message is that Assyria's defeat will not be at the hands of any human army. The 'sword' that defeats them is not wielded by a 'mighty man' or a 'mean man' (a common person), but is the sword of God's own judgment, which several scholars identify as the destroying angel mentioned in 2 Kings 19:35. This emphasizes that ultimate victory and deliverance belong to God alone.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword - The sword is often used as an instrument of punishment. It is not meant here literall…
19th Century
Anglican
Not of a mighty man ... —The Hebrew has no adjectives, but the nouns are those which are commonly opposed to each other i…
16th Century
Protestant
Then the Assyrian. The copulative ו (vau) is better translated as an adverb of time: “Then the Assyrian shall fall down.…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man That is, the Assyria…
They have been backsliding children, yet children; let them return, and their backslidings shall be healed, though they have sunk deep into misery …
13th Century
Catholic
Woe to them that go down. In this part, he threatens both the Egyptians and the Jews at the same time. Regarding this, he does t…
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