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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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  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.”

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