Isaiah 31:8

Isaiah 31:8 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

8“Assyria will fall by no human sword;

a sword, not of mortals, will devour them.

They will flee before the sword

and their young men will be put to forced labor.

8And the Assyrian will fall by a sword not wielded by a man,

And a sword not of man will devour him.

So he will 31:8 Lit fleenot escape the sword,

And his young men will become forced laborers.

8And the Assyrian will fall by a sword not of man,

And a sword not of man will devour him.

So he will not escape the sword,

And his young men will become forced laborers.

8Then the Assyrian will fall by a sword not of man,

And a sword not of man will devour him.

And he will flee from the sword [of God],

And his young men will become forced labor.

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.

8The Lord says, “The Assyrians will be killed by swords.

But the swords that kill them will not be used by human beings.

The Assyrians will run away from those swords.

But their young men will be caught

and forced to work hard.