A Different Rendering
Isaiah 10:18
And shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body…


"As the pining away of a sick man," better suits a connection in which there is no reference to battle. Assyria shall be utterly consumed. Thorns and thistles, lordly woods and fruitful fields shall alike perish; or, if any remain, they shall waste away as a man smitten by an incurable disease.

(Talbot W. Chambers, D. D.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: And shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body: and they shall be as when a standardbearer fainteth.

WEB: He will consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body. It will be as when a standard bearer faints.




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