Discovery BoxIsaiah 31:8 
Context31:8 Assyria will fall by a sword, but not one human-made; 1
a sword not made by humankind will destroy them. 2
They will run away from this sword 3
and their young men will be forced to do hard labor.
Isaiah 40:31
Context40:31 But those who wait for the Lord’s help 4 find renewed strength;
they rise up as if they had eagles’ wings, 5
they run without growing weary,
they walk without getting tired.
Isaiah 55:5
Context55:5 Look, you will summon nations 6 you did not previously know;
nations 7 that did not previously know you will run to you,
because of the Lord your God,
the Holy One of Israel, 8
for he bestows honor on you.
1 tn Heb “Assyria will fall by a sword, not of a man.”
2 tn Heb “and a sword not of humankind will devour him.”
3 tn Heb “he will flee for himself from before a sword.”
4 tn The words “for the Lord’s help” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
5 tn Heb “they rise up [on] wings like eagles” (TEV similar).
6 tn Heb “a nation,” but the singular is collective here, as the plural verbs in the next line indicate (note that both “know” and “run” are third plural forms).
7 tn Heb “a nation,” but the singular is collective here, as the plural verbs that follow indicate.
8 sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.
