Isaiah 31
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4–5 Here the Lord compares Himself to a great lion that does not fear the shouts of shepherds. He also compares Himself to a mother bird protecting her nest. The Lord will “pass over” Jerusalem and rescue it, even as He is bringing judgment on its enemies141 (verse 5).
6–7 Here Isaiah calls upon the people of Judah to return to God. The judgment Isaiah has just described has not yet fallen; it is still in the future. But it will surely fall if the people do not repent. When it falls, they will see that their idols are helpless to protect them, and they will throw them away (Isaiah 30:22). “Much better to throw them away now!” says Isaiah.
8–9 God, not the Egyptians, will destroy the Assyrians—and not by a sword but by the angel of the LORD (2 Kings 19:35–36). Their stronghold, their capital city of Nineveh, will eventually fall (see Nahum 3:17)—because of terror (verse 9). God’s glory resides in Zion (Jerusalem), and from Zion His terrifying fire of judgment will break out upon the nations.