2 Kings 17:5

17:5 The king of Assyria marched through the whole land. He attacked Samaria and besieged it for three years.

Isaiah 7:20

7:20 At that time the sovereign master will use a razor hired from the banks of the Euphrates River, the king of Assyria, to shave the head and the pubic hair; it will also shave off the beard.

Isaiah 30:3

30:3 But Pharaoh’s protection will bring you nothing but shame,

and the safety of Egypt’s protective shade nothing but humiliation.

Isaiah 30:16

30:16 You say, ‘No, we will flee on horses,’

so you will indeed flee.

You say, ‘We will ride on fast horses,’

so your pursuers will be fast.

Jeremiah 2:37

2:37 Moreover, you will come away from Egypt

with your hands covering your faces in sorrow and shame

because the Lord will not allow your reliance on them to be successful

and you will not gain any help from them.


tn Heb “went up against.”

tn Heb “in that day” (so ASV, NASB); KJV “In the same day.”

tn Heb “the river” (so KJV); NASB “the Euphrates.” The name of the river has been supplied in the present translation for clarity.

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.

tn Heb “with your hands on your head.” For the picture here see 2 Sam 13:19.

tn Heb “The Lord has rejected those you trust in; you will not prosper by/from them.”