Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
therefore—for the reason given in Isaiah 8:6, the Assyrian flood, which is first to overflood Syria and Samaria, shall rise high enough to reach rebel Judah also (Isaiah 8:8).
the river—Euphrates swollen in spring by the melting of the snow of the Armenian mountains (compare Isaiah 8:6; Isaiah 7:20).
all his glory—Eastern kings travel with a gorgeous retinue.
channels—natural and artificial in the level region, Mesopotamia.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 8:7:
Job 27:20
Isaiah 7:3
Isaiah 8:6
Isaiah 10:16
Isaiah 17:12
Jeremiah 2:18
Jeremiah 46:7
Jeremiah 47:2
Jeremiah 51:42
Ezekiel 17:7
Daniel 9:26
Nahum 2:8
Revelation 16:12
Revelation 17:15
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