Yeshayah 3:25

25 Thy men shall fall by the cherev, and thy gevurah in milchamah.

Yeshayah 3:25 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 3:25

Thy men shall fall by the sword
Of the Romans; which would be a punishment to the women for their pride and luxury, being deprived thereby of their husbands: and thy mighty in the war;
of Vespasian and Titus, and which the Jews ^F9 call (ownyopoa lv owmlwp) , "the war of Vespasian": in which great multitudes of men, even of mighty men, were slain.

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FOOTNOTES:

F9 Misn. Sabbat, c. 6. sect. 3.

Yeshayah 3:25 In-Context

23 The hand mirrors, and the sedinim (linen coverings), and the tzenifot (turbans), and the veils.

24 And it shall come to pass, that instead of fragrance there shall be stench; and instead of a sash, a rope; and instead of well-set hair, baldness; and instead of a rich cloak, a wrapping of sak (sackcloth); and branding instead of yofi (beauty).

25 Thy men shall fall by the cherev, and thy gevurah in milchamah.

26 And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon ha’aretz.