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Isaiah 10

Isaiah 10:11

Judgment on Assyria · Isaiah 10:5–19
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Translations

Modern
…and as I have done to Samaria and its idols, will I not also do to Jerusalem and her idols?”
Traditional
Shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols?
Literal
…is it not that as I have done to Samaria and her idols, thus I will do to Jerusalem and her idols?’”
Latin
Numquid non sicut feci Samariæ et idolis ejus, sic faciam Jerusalem et simulacris ejus?

Original

Hebrew
English
…and as I have done to Samaria and its idols, will I not also do to Jerusalem and her idols?”

Notes

Isaiah 10:11

Assyria destroyed Samaria in 722 BC. This happened during the reigns of Shalmaneser V and Sargon II (2 Kings 17:3–6).

Samaria and Judah both worshiped the same God. Because Assyria had already defeated Samaria, the king of Assyria believed he could also defeat Judah.

Isaiah 10:5–19

God announced judgment on Assyria for several reasons:

  • They destroyed other nations without mercy (Isaiah 10:7).

  • They spoke with pride and dishonored God. They boasted about their own power (Isaiah 10:12).

  • They oppressed other peoples and took what did not belong to them (Isaiah 10:13–14).

  • They believed they were acting on their own. They did not recognize that God was using them (Isaiah 10:15).

Isaiah 10:5–11:16

Isaiah 9:8–10:4 shows that the Lord’s moral law is supreme. This means God’s standards of right and wrong stand above every nation and ruler. The next section explains what this truth means:

  1. Assyria was only a tool in God’s hands. Because of this, Assyria was also responsible to God. Like every other nation, it would face judgment for its sin (Isaiah 10:5–19, 28–34).

  2. Those among God’s people who trusted in him and obeyed his covenant would be rescued (Isaiah 10:20–27).

  3. God would establish his kingdom on earth (Isaiah 11).

Isaiah 7:1–12:6

These prophecies occurred when Assyria rose to power. Syria and Israel formed an alliance against Judah (Isaiah 7:1–2; see 2 Kings 16:5). God used Assyria as a tool to punish Syria, Israel, and Judah (Isaiah 7–10).

Theme notes and profiles

Isaiah Salvation in Isaiah

Events

Places

Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions Samaria: Capital city of the northern kingdom of Israel; Samaritan inhabitants

Glossary

Isaiah, Book of Jesse (Person)

Topics

Assyria: Celebrated For: Extent of Conquests Assyria: Prophecies Concerning Boasting: Sennacherib Isaiah: Prophecies, Reproofs, and Exhortations of Foretells the Destruction of Sennacherib's Armies Pride: General Scriptures Concerning The Providence of God: The Wicked Made to Promote the Designs The Punishment of the Wicked: On Account of Their: Idolatry