Isaiah 10:30

Translations

Modern

Cry aloud, O Daughter of Gallim! Listen, O Laishah! O wretched Anathoth!

Traditional

Lift up thy voice, O daughter of Gallim: cause it to be heard unto Laish, O poor Anathoth.

Literal

Cry aloud with your voice, O daughter of Gallim! Pay attention, O Laish, O poor Anathoth!

Latin

Hinni voce tua, filia Gallim, attende Laisa, paupercula Anathoth.

Original

Hebrew

English

Cry aloud, O Daughter of Gallim! Listen, O Laishah! O wretched Anathoth!

Notes

Isaiah 10:28–34

Assyria has entered Aiath: Isaiah 10:29–32 describes the march of the Assyrian army in poetic language. The cities are listed in order from the north toward Jerusalem.

The army moves closer and closer to the city. When they reach Jerusalem, they are forced to stop and retreat.

God was with Jerusalem. Because of this, Assyria would not succeed. In time, Assyria itself would be destroyed.

This passage may refer to Sennacherib’s invasion in 701 BC (see Isaiah 36–37). However, it could also describe an earlier or later invasion.

Isaiah 10:24–34

God promised his people that he would be with them and had a plan for them.

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:

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

Events

Prophecies of Isaiahc. 759 BC

Related verses

1 Samuel 25:44
But Saul had given his daughter Michal, David’s wife, to Palti son of Laish, who was from Gallim.
Jeremiah 1:1
These are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests in Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin.
Joshua 21:18
Anathoth, and Almon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.
1 Kings 2:26
Then the king said to Abiathar the priest, “Go back to your fields in Anathoth. Even though you deserve to die, I will not put you to death at this time, since you carried the ark of the Lord GOD before my father David, and you suffered through all that my father suffered.”
Judges 18:7
So the five men departed and came to Laish, where they saw that the people were living securely, like the Sidonians, quiet and unsuspecting. There was nothing lacking in the land and no oppressive ruler. And they were far away from the Sidonians and had no alliance with anyone.
Jeremiah 32:8
Then, as the LORD had said, my cousin Hanamel came to me in the courtyard of the guard and urged me, ‘Please buy my field in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, for you own the right of inheritance and redemption. Buy it for yourself.’” Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD.
Judges 18:29
They named it Dan, after their forefather Dan, who was born to Israel—though the city was formerly named Laish.

Places

Anathoth: A Levitical city in Benjamin, home of the prophet Jeremiah Gallim: Town in Benjamin; home of Michal's husband Paltiel Laishah: A place near Anathoth and Gallim

Glossary

Gallim Isaiah, Book of Jesse (Person) Laish (Place) Laishah

Topics

Assyria: Prophecies Concerning Gallim: A Town, Probably in Tribe of Benjamin Isaiah: Prophecies, Reproofs, and Exhortations of Foretells the Destruction of Sennacherib's Armies Laish: A Town Near Jerusalem

Isaiah 10:30

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