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Isaiah 10

Isaiah 10:7

Judgment on Assyria · Isaiah 10:5–19
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Translations

Modern
But this is not his intention; this is not his plan. For it is in his heart to destroy and cut off many nations.
Traditional
Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few.
Literal
And he does not consider it so, and his heart does not reckon it so, for to destroy is in his heart, and to cut off nations—not a few.
Latin
Ipse autem non sic arbitrabitur, et cor ejus non ita existimabit; sed ad conterendum erit cor ejus, et ad internecionem gentium non paucarum.

Original

Hebrew
English
But this is not his intention; this is not his plan. For it is in his heart to destroy and cut off many nations.

Notes

Isaiah 10:7

The Assyrians did not understand that they were carrying out God’s purpose. God used them to punish Israel and Judah.

However, the Assyrians acted on their own desires. They killed and looted other nations with cruelty. They did more than God intended.

Because of their pride and violence, God would hold them guilty. They would also face his judgment.

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).

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Assyria: As a Power, Was: Cruel and Destructive Assyria: Prophecies Concerning God: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The 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