1 The prophet shews the folly and danger of trusting to Egypt, and forsaking God
6 He exhorts to conversion
8 He shews the fall of Assyria

to them Isa 30:1-7 36:6 57:9 Eze 17:15 Ho 11:5

stay on horses Isa 30:16 36:9 De 17:16 Ps 20:7 33:16,17

the look Isa 5:12 17:7,8 22:11 2Ch 16:7 Jer 2:13 17:5 Ho 14:3

neither Isa 9:13 64:7 Da 9:13 Ho 7:7,13-16 Am 5:4-8

2 Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words: but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of them that work iniquity.

he also 1Sa 2:3 Job 5:13 Jer 10:7,12 1Co 1:21-29 Jude 1:25

will bring Isa 30:13,14 45:7 Jos 23:15 Am 3:6

will not Nu 23:19 Jer 36:32 44:29 Zec 1:6 Mt 24:35

call back. Heb. remove
arise Isa 28:21 63:4,5 Nu 10:35 Ps 12:5,6 68:1,2 78:65,66 Zep 3:8

against the help Isa 31:3 20:4-6 30:3 Jer 44:29,30 Eze 29:6

3 Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the LORD shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down, and they all shall fail together.

the Egyptians Isa 36:6 De 32:30,31 Ps 9:20 146:3-5 Eze 28:9 Ac 12:22,23 2Th 2:4-8

their horses Ps 33:17

stretch Isa 9:17 Jer 15:6 Eze 20:33,34

both Jer 37:7-10

4 For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof.

like as Nu 24:8,9 Jer 50:44 Ho 11:10 Am 3:8 Re 5:5

noise. or, multitude
so shall Isa 10:16 12:6 37:35,36 42:13 2Ch 20:15 Ps 125:1,2 Zec 2:5 9:8,15 12:8 14:3

5 As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it.

birds Isa 10:14 Ex 19:4 De 32:11 Ps 46:5 91:4

defending Ps 37:40

passing. Or rather, as Bp. Lowth renders, 'leaping forward'. as the mother bird spreads her wings to cover her young, throws herself before them, and opposes the rapacious bird that assaults them; so shall Jehovah protect, as with a shield, Jerusalem from the enemy, protecting and delivering, springing forward and rescuing her. Ex 12:27

6 Turn ye unto him from whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted.

turn Isa 55:7 Jer 3:10,14,22 31:18-20 Ho 14:1-3 Joe 2:12,13 Ac 3:19 26:20

deeply Isa 1:4 29:15 48:8 2Ch 33:9-16 36:14 Jer 5:23 Ho 9:9

7 For in that day every man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you for a sin.

in that Isa 2:20 30:22 De 7:25 Eze 36:25 Ho 14:8

his idols of gold. Heb. the idols of his gold.
for a sin 1Ki 12:28-30 Ho 8:11

8 Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited.

shall the Isa 10:16-19,33,34 14:25 29:5 30:27-33 37:35 2Ki 19:34-37 2Ch 32:21 Ho 1:7

he shall flee Isa 37:37,38

from the sword. or, for fear of the sword
discomfited. or, tributary. Heb. for melting, or tribute

9 And he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear, and his princes shall be afraid of the ensign, saith the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.

he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear. Heb. his rock shall pass away for fear. or, his strength

the ensign Isa 11:10 18:3

whose fire Isa 44:1 29:6 Le 6:13 Eze 22:18-22 Zec 2:5 Mal 4:1