Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
Assyrian—Sennacherib, representative of some powerful head of the ungodly in the latter ages [HORSLEY].
sword, not of . . . mighty . . . mean man—but by the unseen sword of God.
flee—Sennacherib alone fled homewards after his army had been destroyed (Isaiah 37:37).
young men—the flower of his army.
discomfited—rather, "shall be subject to slavery"; literally, "shall be liable to tribute," that is, personal service (Deuteronomy 20:11; Joshua 9:21) [MAURER]. Or, not so well, "shall melt away" [ROSENMULLER].
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 31:8:
Job 26:2-3
Isaiah 9:17
Isaiah 10:15
Isaiah 31:1
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