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26 Then the Lord All-Powerful will beat Assyria with a whip, just as he defeated Midian at Raven Rock.[a] He will punish his enemies, as he did when he raised his stick over the sea[b] and led his people from Egypt.

27 He will take away the troubles Assyria brought you—troubles that are like heavy weights carried with a yoke on your neck. But that yoke will be taken off your neck. The burden will be lifted from your shoulders.

The Army of Assyria Invades Israel

28 [c] The army of Assyria will enter near the “Ruins” (Aiath). The army will walk on the “Threshing Floor” (Migron). It will keep its food in the “Storehouse” (Micmash).

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 10:26 Midian at Raven Rock Or “Midian at the Rock of Oreb.” See Judges 7:25.
  2. Isaiah 10:26 he raised … sea See Ex. 14:1-15:21.
  3. Isaiah 10:28 Isaiah uses names with double meanings to describe the different ways the Assyrian army would fight against Judah.

26 The Lord Almighty will lash(A) them with a whip,
    as when he struck down Midian(B) at the rock of Oreb;
and he will raise his staff(C) over the waters,(D)
    as he did in Egypt.
27 In that day(E) their burden(F) will be lifted from your shoulders,
    their yoke(G) from your neck;(H)
the yoke(I) will be broken
    because you have grown so fat.[a]

28 They enter Aiath;
    they pass through Migron;(J)
    they store supplies(K) at Mikmash.(L)

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  1. Isaiah 10:27 Hebrew; Septuagint broken / from your shoulders