Isaiah 10
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1“Woe to those who #Ps. 58:2decree unrighteous decrees,
Who write misfortune,
Which they have prescribed
2To rob the needy of justice,
And to take what is right from the poor of My people,
That widows may be their prey,
And that they may rob the fatherless.
3#Job 31:14What will you do in #Is. 13:6; Jer. 9:9; Hos. 9:7; Luke 19:44the day of punishment,
And in the desolation which will come from #Is. 5:26afar?
To whom will you flee for help?
And where will you leave your glory?
4Without Me they shall bow down among the #Is. 24:22prisoners,
And they shall fall among the slain.”
#Is. 5:25For all this His anger is not turned away,
But His hand is stretched out still.
Arrogant Assyria Also Judged
5“Woe to Assyria, #Jer. 51:20the rod of My anger
And the staff in whose hand is My indignation.
6I will send him against #Is. 9:17an ungodly nation,
And against the people of My wrath
I will #2 Kin. 17:6; Jer. 34:22give him charge,
To seize the spoil, to take the prey,
And to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
7#Gen. 50:20; Mic. 4:11, 12; Acts 2:23, 24Yet he does not mean so,
Nor does his heart think so;
But it is in his heart to destroy,
And cut off not a few nations.
8#2 Kin. 19:10For he says,
‘Are not my princes altogether kings?
9Is not #Gen. 10:10; Amos 6:2Calno #2 Chr. 35:20like Carchemish?
Is not Hamath like Arpad?
Is not Samaria #2 Kin. 16:9like Damascus?
10As my hand has found the kingdoms of the idols,
Whose carved images excelled those of Jerusalem and Samaria,
11As I have done to Samaria and her idols,
Shall I not do also to Jerusalem and her idols?’ ”
12Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Lord has performed all His work #2 Kin. 19:31; Is. 28:21on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, that He will say, #2 Kin. 19:35; 2 Chr. 32:21; Jer. 50:18“I will punish the fruit of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his haughty looks.”
13#(2 Kin. 19:22–24); Is. 37:24–27; Ezek. 28:4; Dan. 4:30For he says:
“By the strength of my hand I have done it,
And by my wisdom, for I am prudent;
Also I have removed the boundaries of the people,
And have robbed their treasuries;
So I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man.
14#Job 31:25My hand has found like a nest the riches of the people,
And as one gathers eggs that are left,
I have gathered all the earth;
And there was no one who moved his wing,
Nor opened his mouth with even a peep.”
15Shall #Jer. 51:20the ax boast itself against him who chops with it?
Or shall the saw exalt itself against him who saws with it?
As if a rod could wield itself against those who lift it up,
Or as if a staff could lift up, as if it were not wood!
16Therefore the Lord, the Lord of hosts,
Will send leanness among his fat ones;
And under his glory
He will kindle a burning
Like the burning of a fire.
17So the Light of Israel will be for a fire,
And his Holy One for a flame;
#Is. 9:18It will burn and devour
His thorns and his briers in one day.
18And it will consume the glory of his forest and of #2 Kin. 19:23his fruitful field,
Both soul and body;
And they will be as when a sick man wastes away.
19Then the rest of the trees of his forest
Will be so few in number
That a child may write them.
The Returning Remnant of Israel
20And it shall come to pass in that day
That the remnant of Israel,
And such as have escaped of the house of Jacob,
#2 Kin. 16:7Will never again depend on him who defeated them,
But will depend on the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.
21The remnant will return, the remnant of Jacob,
To the #(Is. 9:6)Mighty God.
22#Rom. 9:27, 28For though your people, O Israel, be as the sand of the sea,
#Is. 6:13A remnant of them will return;
The destruction decreed shall overflow with righteousness.
23#Is. 28:22; Dan. 9:27; Rom. 9:28For the Lord God of hosts
Will make a determined end
In the midst of all the land.
24Therefore thus says the Lord God of hosts: “O My people, who dwell in Zion, #Is. 7:4; 12:2do not be afraid of the Assyrian. He shall strike you with a rod and lift up his staff against you, in the manner of #Ex. 14Egypt. 25For yet a very little while #Is. 10:5; 26:20; Dan. 11:36and the indignation will cease, as will My anger in their destruction.” 26And the Lord of hosts will stir up #2 Kin. 19:35a scourge for him like the slaughter of #Judg. 7:25; Is. 9:4Midian at the rock of Oreb; #Ex. 14:26, 27as His rod was on the sea, so will He lift it up in the manner of Egypt.
27It shall come to pass in that day
That his burden will be taken away from your shoulder,
And his yoke from your neck,
And the yoke will be destroyed because of #Ps. 105:15; (1 John 2:20)the anointing oil.
28He has come to Aiath,
He has passed Migron;
At Michmash he has attended to his equipment.
29They have gone along #1 Sam. 13:23the ridge,
They have taken up lodging at Geba.
Ramah is afraid,
#1 Sam. 11:4Gibeah of Saul has fled.
30Lift up your voice,
O daughter #1 Sam. 25:44of Gallim!
Cause it to be heard as far as #Judg. 18:7Laish—
O poor Anathoth!
31#Josh. 15:31Madmenah has fled,
The inhabitants of Gebim seek refuge.
32As yet he will remain #1 Sam. 21:1; Neh. 11:32at Nob that day;
He will #Is. 13:2shake his fist at the mount of #Is. 37:22the daughter of Zion,
The hill of Jerusalem.
33Behold, the Lord,
The Lord of hosts,
Will lop off the bough with terror;
#Is. 37:24, 36–38; Ezek. 31:3; Amos 2:9Those of high stature will be hewn down,
And the haughty will be humbled.
34He will cut down the thickets of the forest with iron,
And Lebanon will fall by the Mighty One.
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Isaiah 10
10
1Woe to those who decree iniquitous decrees,
and the writers who keep writing oppression,
2to turn aside the needy from justice
and to rob the poor of my people of their right,
that widows may be their spoil,
and that they may make the fatherless their prey!
3What will you do on the day of punishment,
in the storm which will come from afar?
To whom will you flee for help,
and where will you leave your wealth?
4Nothing remains but to crouch among the prisoners
or fall among the slain.
For all this his anger is not turned away
and his hand is stretched out still.
5 #
Nah; Zeph 2.13-15. Ah, Assyria, the rod of my anger,
the staff of my fury!#10.5 Heb a staff it is in their hand my fury
6Against a godless nation I send him,
and against the people of my wrath I command him,
to take spoil and seize plunder,
and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
7But he does not so intend,
and his mind does not so think;
but it is in his mind to destroy,
and to cut off nations not a few;
8for he says:
“Are not my commanders all kings?
9Is not Calno like Carchemish?
Is not Hamath like Arpad?
Is not Samaria like Damascus?
10As my hand has reached to the kingdoms of the idols
whose graven images were greater than those of Jerusalem and Samaria,
11shall I not do to Jerusalem and her idols
as I have done to Samaria and her images?”
12When the Lord has finished all his work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem he#10.12 Heb I will punish the arrogant boasting of the king of Assyria and his haughty pride. 13For he says:
“By the strength of my hand I have done it,
and by my wisdom, for I have understanding;
I have removed the boundaries of peoples,
and have plundered their treasures;
like a bull I have brought down those who sat on thrones.
14My hand has found like a nest
the wealth of the peoples;
and as men gather eggs that have been forsaken
so I have gathered all the earth;
and there was none that moved a wing,
or opened the mouth, or chirped.”
15Shall the axe vaunt itself over him who hews with it,
or the saw magnify itself against him who wields it?
As if a rod should wield him who lifts it,
or as if a staff should lift him who is not wood!
16Therefore the Lord, the Lord of hosts,
will send wasting sickness among his stout warriors,
and under his glory a burning will be kindled,
like the burning of fire.
17The light of Israel will become a fire,
and his Holy One a flame;
and it will burn and devour
his thorns and briers in one day.
18The glory of his forest and of his fruitful land
the Lord will destroy, both soul and body,
and it will be as when a sick man wastes away.
19The remnant of the trees of his forest will be so few
that a child can write them down.
20In that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will no more lean upon him that smote them, but will lean upon the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, in truth. 21A remnant will return, the remnant of Jacob, to the mighty God. 22#Rom 9.27-28. For though your people Israel be as the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them will return. Destruction is decreed, overflowing with righteousness. 23For the Lord, the Lord of hosts, will make a full end, as decreed, in the midst of all the earth.
24Therefore thus says the Lord, the Lord of hosts: “O my people, who dwell in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrians when they smite with the rod and lift up their staff against you as the Egyptians did. 25For in a very little while my indignation will come to an end, and my anger will be directed to their destruction. 26And the Lord of hosts will wield against them a scourge, as when he smote Midian at the rock of Oreb; and his rod will be over the sea, and he will lift it as he did in Egypt. 27And in that day his burden will depart from your shoulder, and his yoke will be destroyed from your neck.”
He has gone up from Rimmon,#10.27 Cn: Heb and his yoke from your neck, and a yoke will be destroyed because of fatness
28he has come to Aiath;
he has passed through Migron,
at Michmash he stores his baggage;
29they have crossed over the pass,
at Geba they lodge for the night;
Ramah trembles,
Gibe-ah of Saul has fled.
30Cry aloud, O daughter of Gallim!
Hearken, O Laishah!
Answer her, O Anathoth!
31Madmenah is in flight,
the inhabitants of Gebim flee for safety.
32This very day he will halt at Nob,
he will shake his fist
at the mount of the daughter of Zion,
the hill of Jerusalem.
33Behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts
will lop the boughs with terrifying power;
the great in height will be hewn down,
and the lofty will be brought low.
34He will cut down the thickets of the forest with an axe,
and Lebanon with its majestic trees#10.34 Cn Compare Gk Vg: Heb with a majestic one will fall.
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