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20 In that day the Lord will take this “razor”—these Assyrians you have hired to save you[a]—and use it on you to shave off everything you have: your land, your crops, your people.

21-22 When they finally stop plundering, the whole nation will be a pastureland; whole flocks and herds will be destroyed, and a farmer will be fortunate to have a cow and two sheep left. But the abundant pastureland will yield plenty of milk, and everyone left will live on curds and wild honey.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 7:20 hired to save you, see 2 Kings 16:7-8. your land, your crops, your people, literally, “head hair, beard, body hair.”

20 In that day(A) the Lord will use(B) a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates River(C)—the king of Assyria(D)—to shave your head and private parts, and to cut off your beard(E) also.(F) 21 In that day,(G) a person will keep alive a young cow and two goats.(H) 22 And because of the abundance of the milk they give, there will be curds to eat. All who remain in the land will eat curds(I) and honey.(J)

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