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Isaiah 10:5-27
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Isaiah 10:5-27
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Arrogant Assyria Also Judged
5 “Woe to Assyria, (A)the rod of My anger
And the staff in whose hand is My indignation.
6 I will send him against (B)an ungodly nation,
And against the people of My wrath
I will (C)give him charge,
To seize the spoil, to take the prey,
And to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
7 (D)Yet 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 (E)For he says,
‘Are not my princes altogether kings?
9 Is not (F)Calno (G)like Carchemish?
Is not Hamath like Arpad?
Is not Samaria (H)like Damascus?
10 As my hand has found the kingdoms of the idols,
Whose carved images excelled those of Jerusalem and Samaria,
11 As I have done to Samaria and her idols,
Shall I not do also to Jerusalem and her idols?’ ”
12 Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Lord has [a]performed all His work (I)on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, that He will say, (J)“I will punish the fruit of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his haughty looks.”
13 (K)For 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 [b]valiant man.
14 (L)My 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.”
15 Shall (M)the 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!
16 Therefore the Lord, the [c]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.
17 So the Light of Israel will be for a fire,
And his Holy One for a flame;
(N)It will burn and devour
His thorns and his briers in one day.
18 And it will consume the glory of his forest and of (O)his fruitful field,
Both soul and body;
And they will be as when a sick man wastes away.
19 Then 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
20 And it shall come to pass in that day
That the remnant of Israel,
And such as have escaped of the house of Jacob,
(P)Will never again depend on him who [d]defeated them,
But will depend on the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.
21 The remnant will return, the remnant of Jacob,
To the (Q)Mighty God.
22 (R)For though your people, O Israel, be as the sand of the sea,
(S)A remnant of them will return;
The destruction decreed shall overflow with righteousness.
23 (T)For the Lord God of hosts
Will make a determined end
In the midst of all the land.
24 Therefore thus says the Lord God of hosts: “O My people, who dwell in Zion, (U)do not be afraid of the Assyrian. He shall strike you with a rod and lift up his staff against you, in the manner of (V)Egypt. 25 For yet a very little while (W)and the indignation will cease, as will My anger in their destruction.” 26 And the Lord of hosts will [e]stir up (X)a scourge for him like the slaughter of (Y)Midian at the rock of Oreb; (Z)as His rod was on the sea, so will He lift it up in the manner of Egypt.
27 It 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 (AA)the anointing oil.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 10:12 completed
- Isaiah 10:13 mighty
- Isaiah 10:16 So with Bg.; MT, DSS YHWH (the Lord)
- Isaiah 10:20 Lit. struck
- Isaiah 10:26 arouse
Isaiah 10:5-27
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Isaiah 10:5-27
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God’s Judgment on Assyria
5 “Woe(A) to the Assyrian,(B) the rod(C) of my anger,
in whose hand is the club(D) of my wrath!(E)
6 I send him against a godless(F) nation,
I dispatch(G) him against a people who anger me,(H)
to seize loot and snatch plunder,(I)
and to trample(J) them down like mud in the streets.
7 But this is not what he intends,(K)
this is not what he has in mind;
his purpose is to destroy,
to put an end to many nations.
8 ‘Are not my commanders(L) all kings?’ he says.
9 ‘Has not Kalno(M) fared like Carchemish?(N)
Is not Hamath(O) like Arpad,(P)
and Samaria(Q) like Damascus?(R)
10 As my hand seized the kingdoms of the idols,(S)
kingdoms whose images excelled those of Jerusalem and Samaria—
11 shall I not deal with Jerusalem and her images
as I dealt with Samaria and her idols?(T)’”
12 When the Lord has finished all his work(U) against Mount Zion(V) and Jerusalem, he will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria(W) for the willful pride(X) of his heart and the haughty look(Y) in his eyes. 13 For he says:
“‘By the strength of my hand(Z) I have done this,(AA)
and by my wisdom, because I have understanding.
I removed the boundaries of nations,
I plundered their treasures;(AB)
like a mighty one I subdued[a] their kings.(AC)
14 As one reaches into a nest,(AD)
so my hand reached for the wealth(AE) of the nations;
as people gather abandoned eggs,
so I gathered all the countries;(AF)
not one flapped a wing,
or opened its mouth to chirp.(AG)’”
15 Does the ax raise itself above the person who swings it,
or the saw boast against the one who uses it?(AH)
As if a rod were to wield the person who lifts it up,
or a club(AI) brandish the one who is not wood!
16 Therefore, the Lord, the Lord Almighty,
will send a wasting disease(AJ) upon his sturdy warriors;(AK)
under his pomp(AL) a fire(AM) will be kindled
like a blazing flame.
17 The Light of Israel will become a fire,(AN)
their Holy One(AO) a flame;
in a single day it will burn and consume
his thorns(AP) and his briers.(AQ)
18 The splendor of his forests(AR) and fertile fields
it will completely destroy,(AS)
as when a sick person wastes away.
19 And the remaining trees of his forests(AT) will be so few(AU)
that a child could write them down.
The Remnant of Israel
20 In that day(AV) the remnant of Israel,
the survivors(AW) of Jacob,
will no longer rely(AX) on him
who struck them down(AY)
but will truly rely(AZ) on the Lord,
the Holy One of Israel.(BA)
21 A remnant(BB) will return,[b](BC) a remnant of Jacob
will return to the Mighty God.(BD)
22 Though your people be like the sand(BE) by the sea, Israel,
only a remnant will return.(BF)
Destruction has been decreed,(BG)
overwhelming and righteous.
23 The Lord, the Lord Almighty, will carry out
the destruction decreed(BH) upon the whole land.(BI)
24 Therefore this is what the Lord, the Lord Almighty, says:
“My people who live in Zion,(BJ)
do not be afraid(BK) of the Assyrians,
who beat(BL) you with a rod(BM)
and lift up a club against you, as Egypt did.
25 Very soon(BN) my anger against you will end
and my wrath(BO) will be directed to their destruction.(BP)”
26 The Lord Almighty will lash(BQ) them with a whip,
as when he struck down Midian(BR) at the rock of Oreb;
and he will raise his staff(BS) over the waters,(BT)
as he did in Egypt.
27 In that day(BU) their burden(BV) will be lifted from your shoulders,
their yoke(BW) from your neck;(BX)
the yoke(BY) will be broken
because you have grown so fat.[c]
Footnotes
- Isaiah 10:13 Or treasures; / I subdued the mighty,
- Isaiah 10:21 Hebrew shear-jashub (see 7:3 and note); also in verse 22
- Isaiah 10:27 Hebrew; Septuagint broken / from your shoulders
Isaiah 14:24-27
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Isaiah 14:24-27
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Assyria Destroyed
24 The Lord of hosts has sworn, saying,
“Surely, as I have thought, so it shall come to pass,
And as I have purposed, so it shall (A)stand:
25 That I will break the (B)Assyrian in My land,
And on My mountains tread him underfoot.
Then (C)his yoke shall be removed from them,
And his burden removed from their shoulders.
26 This is the (D)purpose that is purposed against the whole earth,
And this is the hand that is stretched out over all the nations.
27 For the Lord of hosts has (E)purposed,
And who will annul it?
His hand is stretched out,
And who will turn it back?”
Isaiah 14:24-27
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Isaiah 14:24-27
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24 The Lord Almighty has sworn,(A)
Micah 5:5
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Micah 5:5
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5 And this One (A)shall be peace.
Judgment on Israel’s Enemies
When the Assyrian comes into our land,
And when he treads in our palaces,
Then we will raise against him
Seven shepherds and eight princely men.
Micah 5:5
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Micah 5:5
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Micah 5:6
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Micah 5:6
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6 They shall [a]waste with the sword the land of Assyria,
And the land of (A)Nimrod at its entrances;
Thus He shall (B)deliver us from the Assyrian,
When he comes into our land
And when he treads within our borders.
Footnotes
- Micah 5:6 devastate
Micah 5:6
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Micah 5:6
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