9Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers. …
The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation. …
And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off.
Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up: …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 9-15)The prophet here returns to speak of the present distress that Ahaz and his court and kingdom were in upon account of the threatening confederacy of the ten tribes and the Syrians against them. And in these verses, I. He triumphs over the invading enemies, and, in effect, sets them at defiance, and bids them do their worst ( Isa. 8:9 , 10 ): “ O you people, you of far countries , give ear to what…
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