Isa 8:7, Jer 6:23 | JFB | e4.org | 7. therefore —for the reason given in , the Assyrian flood, which is first to overflood Syria and Samaria, shall rise high enough to reach rebel Judah also ( ). the river —Euphrates swollen in spring by the melting of the snow of the Armenian mountains (compare ). all his glory —Eastern kings travel with a gorgeous retinue. channels —natural and artificial in the level region, Mesopotamia.

‏ Isaiah 8:7

7. therefore—for the reason given in Isa 8:6, the Assyrian flood, which is first to overflood Syria and Samaria, shall rise high enough to reach rebel Judah also (Isa 8:8).

the river—Euphrates swollen in spring by the melting of the snow of the Armenian mountains (compare Isa 8:6; Isa 7:20).

all his glory—Eastern kings travel with a gorgeous retinue.

channels—natural and artificial in the level region, Mesopotamia.

‏ Jeremiah 6:23

23. like the sea— (Isa 5:30).

as men for war—not that they were like warriors, for they were warriors; but "arrayed most perfectly as warriors" [MAURER].