“In the same day shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired, namely, by them beyond the river, by the king of Assyria, the head, and the hair of the feet: and it shall also consume the beard.”
In that day, the Lord will shave with a razor hired from the regions beyond the River—the Lord will bring judgment through Assyria, described as a hired razor that will strip Judah bare. The image of being shaved with a razor suggests complete humiliation and denudation; Judah will be stripped of everything, like a body stripped of hair. The reference to Assyria as "hired" (though from beyond the River/Euphrates) emphasizes that God uses Assyria as His instrument, though Assyria does not know it serves God's purposes. This verse makes explicit what has been implicit: Assyria will be the instrument of Judah's judgment. The description of the shaving extends through verse 25, describing comprehensive devastation affecting people, livestock, and the land itself.
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