KJV ORIGINAL
Therefore the LORD shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and join his enemies together;
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Therefore the LORD will stir up Rezin's enemies to fight against him, and will bring all his opponents together as one force.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is saying He will use Rezin's own enemies to defeat him as part of His judgment.
📚 Historical Context
Rezin was the king of Syria (Aram) who formed an alliance with Israel's King Pekah to attack Judah around 735 BC, known as the Syro-Ephraimite War. This prophecy was fulfilled when the Assyrian Empire, under Tiglath-Pileser III, conquered Damascus and killed Rezin in 732 BC. Isaiah was warning that God would use political enemies as instruments of His judgment against those who opposed His people.
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