New: Plus articles on faith, family and the Bible. Read them →

Berean Standard Bible

““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

Save as image
Compare translations

Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“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.

World English Bible (WEB)

“The Assyrian will fall by the sword, not of man; and the sword, not of mankind, shall devour him. He will flee from the sword, and his young men will become subject to forced labor.

King James Version (KJV)

Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And 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 taskwork.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Then the Assyrian will come down by the sword, but not of man; the sword, not of men, will be the cause of his destruction: and he will go in flight from the sword, and his young men will be put to forced work.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

—

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Entonces caerá el Assur por cuhillo, no de varón; y consumirálo espada, no de hombre; y huirá de la presencia de la espada, y sus mancebos serán tributarios.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

—

Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Y los asirios serán destruidos, pero no por espada manejada por algún hombre: ¡la espada de Dios los herirá! Se llenarán de pánico y huirán, y los vigorosos mancebos asirios serán llevados como esclavos.

Be the first to discuss this verse in Yeshva.

Share your thoughts on this verse with the Yeshva community.

Discuss in Yeshva