Isaiah 3:25

25 Also thy fairest men shall fall by sword, and thy strong men shall fall in battle. (And thy best shall fall by the sword, and thy strong shall fall in battle.)

Isaiah 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.

Isaiah 3:25 In-Context

23 and mirrors, and small linen clothes about the shoulders, and kerchiefs, and rochets. (and mirrors, and capes, and handkerchiefs, and veils.)

24 And stink shall be for sweet odour, and a cord for the girdle; baldness shall be for the crisp hair, and an hair-shirt for a breast girdle.

25 Also thy fairest men shall fall by sword, and thy strong men shall fall in battle. (And thy best shall fall by the sword, and thy strong shall fall in battle.)

26 And the gates thereof shall wail, and mourn; and it shall sit desolate in [the] earth. (And her gates shall wail, and mourn; and she shall sit desolate upon the ground.)