Isaiah 7:20

20. razor—The Assyrians are to be God's instrument of devastating Judea, just as a razor sweeps away all hair before it (Isaiah 10:5; Ezekiel 29:19; Ezekiel 29:20).

hired—alluding to Ahaz' hiring (2 Kings 16:7; 2 Kings 16:8) Tiglath-pileser against Syria and Israel; namely,

by them beyond the river—namely, the Euphrates; the eastern boundary of Jewish geographical knowledge (Psalms 72:8); the river which Abram crossed; the Nile also may be included (Psalms 72:8- :) [G. V. SMITH]. GESENIUS translates, "With a razor hired in the parts beyond the river."

head . . . feet—the whole body, including the most honored parts. To cut the "beard" is the greatest indignity to an Easterner (Isaiah 50:6; 2 Samuel 10:4; 2 Samuel 10:5; Ezekiel 5:1).

Ezekiel 5:1- :. THE COMING DESOLATE STATE OF THE LAND OWING TO THE ASSYRIANS AND EGYPTIANS.