Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 31

34 catchwords266 parallels

← Isaiah | ← Ch 30 | Ch 32 →

Isaiah 31 . 1 , The prophet shews the folly and danger of trusting to Egypt , and forsaking God; Isaiah 31 . 6 , He exhorts to conversion; Isaiah 31 . 8 , He shews the fall of Assyria.

Isaiah 31:1

Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.

Isaiah 31:1 · BSB

to them5 parallels

stay on horses14 parallels

neither6 parallels

Reciprocal48 parallels

Isaiah 31:2

Yet He too is wise and brings disaster; He does not call back His words. He will rise up against the house of the wicked and against the allies of evildoers.

Isaiah 31:2 · BSB

he also6 parallels

will bring5 parallels

will not5 parallels

arise11 parallels

against the help6 parallels

Reciprocal2 parallels

call back Heb. remove

Isaiah 31:3

But the Egyptians are men, not God; their horses are flesh, not spirit. When the LORD stretches out His hand, the helper will stumble, and the one he helps will fall; both will perish together.

Isaiah 31:3 · BSB

the Egyptians9 parallels

their horses1 parallel

stretch4 parallels

both1 parallel

Reciprocal14 parallels

Isaiah 31:4

For this is what the LORD has said to me: “Like a lion roaring or a young lion over its prey—and though a band of shepherds is called out against it, it is not terrified by their shouting or subdued by their clamor—so the LORD of Hosts will come down to do battle on Mount Zion and its heights.

Isaiah 31:4 · BSB

Like as6 parallels

so shall13 parallels

Reciprocal14 parallels

noise or , multitude

Isaiah 31:5

Like birds hovering overhead, so the LORD of Hosts will protect Jerusalem. He will shield it and deliver it; He will pass over it and preserve it.”

Isaiah 31:5 · BSB

birds5 parallels

defending1 parallel

passing1 parallel

Or rather , as Bp. Lowth renders , "leaping forward ," pasoacḣ As the mother bird spreads her wings to cover her young , throws herself before them , and opposes the rapacious bird that assaults them; so shall Jehovah protect , as with a shield , Jerusalem from the enemy , protecting and delivering , springing forward and rescuing her

Reciprocal7 parallels

Isaiah 31:6

Return to the One against whom you have so blatantly rebelled, O children of Israel.

Isaiah 31:6 · BSB

Turn10 parallels

deeply7 parallels

Reciprocal8 parallels

Isaiah 31:7

For on that day, every one of you will reject the idols of silver and gold that your own hands have sinfully made.

Isaiah 31:7 · BSB

in that5 parallels

for a sin2 parallels

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his idols of gold Heb. the idols of his gold

Isaiah 31:8

“Then Assyria will fall, but not by the sword of man; a sword will devour them, but not one made by mortals. They will flee before the sword, and their young men will be put to forced labor.

Isaiah 31:8 · BSB

shall the10 parallels

he shall flee2 parallels

Reciprocal11 parallels

from the sword or , for fear of the sword

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

Isaiah 31:9

Their rock will pass away for fear, and their princes will panic at the sight of the battle standard,” declares the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, whose furnace is in Jerusalem.

Isaiah 31:9 · BSB

he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear2 parallels

Heb. his rock shall pass away for fear. or , his strength. the ensign

whose fire6 parallels

Reciprocal13 parallels

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In the wider web2 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Echoes Isaiah 31:3 → 2 Kings 18:23, Isaiah 31:3 → 2 Kings 18:23-24
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