Isaiah 7:20
Context| NETBible | At that time 1 the sovereign master will use a razor hired from the banks of the Euphrates River, 2 the king of Assyria, to shave the head and the pubic hair; 3 it will also shave off the beard. |
| XREF | 2Ki 16:7,8; 2Ch 28:20,21; Isa 1:5; Isa 9:14-17; Isa 10:6; Isa 24:2; Jer 27:6,7; Eze 5:1-4; Eze 29:18,20 |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “in that day” (so ASV, NASB); KJV “In the same day.” 2 tn Heb “the river” (so KJV); NASB “the Euphrates.” The name of the river has been supplied in the present translation for clarity. 3 tn Heb “the hair of the feet.” The translation assumes that the word “feet” is used here as a euphemism for the genitals. See BDB 920 s.v. רֶגֶל. |
