Isaiah 8:21

Translations

Modern

They will roam the land, dejected and hungry. When they are famished, they will become enraged; and looking upward, they will curse their king and their God.

Traditional

And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward.

Literal

And he will pass over into it hard pressed and hungry, and it will be that when he is hungry and becomes angry, that he will think little of his king and of his gods, and he will turn upward,

Latin

Et transibit per eam, corruet, et esuriet; et cum esurierit, irascetur. Et maledicet regi suo, et Deo suo, et suscipiet sursum,

Original

Hebrew

English

They will roam the land, dejected and hungry. When they are famished, they will become enraged; and looking upward, they will curse their king and their God.

Notes

Isaiah 8:19–22

Isaiah contrasted his message with the advice of ungodly people around him. His message brought light and truth. The message of spiritists led to darkness and death.
Mediums tried to discover the future through divination (seeking hidden knowledge through rituals). Some claimed to speak with the dead (see Isaiah 19:3). However, God had forbidden these practices because they were empty and harmful (Isaiah 47:9; Deuteronomy 18:9–11).

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 Calling up the Dead Fearing People Salvation in Isaiah

Events

Prophecies of Isaiahc. 759 BC

Related verses

Isaiah 9:20
They carve out what is on the right, but they are still hungry; they eat what is on the left, but they are still not satisfied. Each one devours the flesh of his own offspring.
Proverbs 19:3
A man’s own folly subverts his way, yet his heart rages against the LORD.
Lamentations 4:9–10
Those slain by the sword are better off than those who die of hunger, who waste away, pierced with pain because the fields lack produce.
Revelation 16:9–11
And the people were scorched by intense heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues. Yet they did not repent and give Him glory.
Job 1:11
But stretch out Your hand and strike all that he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face.”
Job 2:5
But stretch out Your hand and strike his flesh and bones, and he will surely curse You to Your face.”
Deuteronomy 28:53–57
Then you will eat the fruit of your womb, the flesh of the sons and daughters whom the LORD your God has given you, in the siege and distress that your enemy will inflict on you.
Deuteronomy 28:33–34
A people you do not know will eat the produce of your land and of all your toil. All your days you will be oppressed and crushed.
Jeremiah 14:18
If I go out to the country, I see those slain by the sword; if I enter the city, I see those ravaged by famine! For both prophet and priest travel to a land they do not know.’”
Revelation 9:20–21
Now the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the works of their hands. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk.
Exodus 22:28
You must not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people.
Job 2:9
Then Job’s wife said to him, “Do you still retain your integrity? Curse God and die!”

Glossary

Curse, Cursed Isaiah, Book of

Topics

Afflictions and Adversities: Obduracy In Blasphemy: General Scriptures Concerning Despair: Leads to Blasphemy King: Respect Due To Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of War and Other Judgments

Isaiah 8:21

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