Isaiah 10:24-34
English Standard Version
24 Therefore thus says the Lord God of hosts: “O my people, (A)who dwell in Zion, (B)be not afraid of the Assyrians when they strike with the rod and lift up their staff against you as (C)the Egyptians did. 25 For (D)in a very little while my fury will come to an end, and my anger will be directed to their destruction. 26 And (E)the Lord of hosts will wield against them a whip, as when he struck (F)Midian (G)at the rock of Oreb. And his staff will be over the sea, and he will lift it (H)as he did in Egypt. 27 And in that day (I)his burden will depart from your shoulder, and (J)his yoke from your neck; and the yoke will be broken because of the fat.”[a]
28 He has come to Aiath;
he has passed through (K)Migron;
at Michmash he stores (L)his baggage;
29 they have crossed over (M)the pass;
at (N)Geba they lodge for the night;
(O)Ramah trembles;
(P)Gibeah of Saul has fled.
30 Cry aloud, O daughter of (Q)Gallim!
Give attention, O Laishah!
O poor (R)Anathoth!
31 Madmenah is in flight;
the inhabitants of Gebim flee for safety.
32 This very day he will halt at (S)Nob;
he will shake his fist
at the mount of (T)the daughter of Zion,
the hill of Jerusalem.
33 Behold, the Lord God of hosts
(U)will lop (V)the boughs with terrifying power;
the great in height will be hewn down,
and the lofty will be brought low.
34 He will cut down (W)the thickets of the forest with an axe,
and (X)Lebanon will fall by the Majestic One.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 10:27 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
Isaiah 10:24-34
International Standard Version
24 Therefore this is what the Lord God of the Heavenly Armies says: “My people, you who live in Zion, don’t be afraid of the Assyrians, of the rod that beats you,[a] who lift up their club against you as the Egyptians did. 25 In just a little while, my fury will come to an end, and my anger then will be directed to their destruction.[b] 26 The Lord of the Heavenly Armies will brandish a whip against them, as when he struck Midian at the rock of Oreb;[c] and as his staff was stretched out[d] over the sea,[e] so he will lift it up as he did in Egypt. 27 At that time,[f] his burden will depart from your shoulder and his yoke from your neck. Indeed, the yoke will be broken, because you’ve become obese.”[g]
The Coming Judgment of God
28 “The Assyrian commander[h] has come upon[i] Aiath
and has passed through Migron;
he stores his supplies at Michmash.
29 He has[j] crossed over by[k] the pass;
his overnight lodging is at Geba.
Ramah trembles;
Gibeah of Saul has fled.
30 Cry aloud, you daughter of Gallim!
Pay attention, Laish![l]
Poor Anathoth!
31 Marmenah[m] is in flight;
the inhabitants of Gebim take cover.
32 This very day he will halt at Nob;[n]
he will shake[o] his fists[p]
at the mountain that is the Daughter of Zion,
at Jerusalem’s hill.
33 Behold, the Lord God of the Heavenly Armies
will lop off its[q] boughs with terrifying power;
the tallest in height will be cut down,
and the lofty will be brought low.
34 He will cut down the thickets of the forest
with an ax,
and Lebanon will fall
by the Majestic One.”[r]
Footnotes
- Isaiah 10:24 So 1QIsaa; MT reads Assyrians, when they strike you with a rod
- Isaiah 10:25 So 1QIsaa MT; MT mss. read end; LXX reads counsel
- Isaiah 10:26 Cf. Judg 7:25
- Isaiah 10:26 1QIsaa MT lack stretched out
- Isaiah 10:26 Cf. Exod 14:16,26
- Isaiah 10:27 Lit. On that day; so 1QIsaa MT LXX; 4QIsac reads On a day
- Isaiah 10:27 So 1QIsaa MT; LXX lacks because you’ve become obese.
- Isaiah 10:28 Lit. He
- Isaiah 10:28 So 1QIsaa MT; 4QIsac LXX read to
- Isaiah 10:29 So 1QIsaa; MT reads They have
- Isaiah 10:29 So 1QIsaa; the Heb. lacks by
- Isaiah 10:30 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read Laishah
- Isaiah 10:31 So 1QIsaa Syr.; MT LXX read Madmenah
- Isaiah 10:32 I.e. city where the ephod was stored during the reign of Saul; cf. 1Sam 22:13-20
- Isaiah 10:32 So 1QIsaa; MT reads brandish
- Isaiah 10:32 So 1QIsaa; MT reads fist
- Isaiah 10:33 Lit. the
- Isaiah 10:34 Or fall, along with its majestic trees
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