Isaiah 8:22

Translations

Modern

Then they will look to the earth and see only distress and darkness and the gloom of anguish. And they will be driven into utter darkness.

Traditional

And they shall look unto the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish; and they shall be driven to darkness.

Literal

…and will look to the earth, and behold—distress and darkness, gloom of anguish, and he will be driven away into the dark.

Latin

…et ad terram intuebitur; et ecce tribulatio et tenebræ, dissolutio et angustia, et caligo persequens, et non poterit avolare de angustia sua.

Original

Hebrew

English

Then they will look to the earth and see only distress and darkness and the gloom of anguish. And they will be driven into utter darkness.

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 5:30
In that day they will roar over it, like the roaring of the sea. If one looks over the land, he will see darkness and distress; even the light will be obscured by clouds.
Matthew 8:12
But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
Matthew 22:13
Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
Jeremiah 13:16
Give glory to the LORD your God before He brings darkness, before your feet stumble on the dusky mountains. You wait for light, but He turns it into deep gloom and thick darkness.
Zephaniah 1:14–15
The great Day of the LORD is near—near and coming quickly. Listen, the Day of the LORD! Then the cry of the mighty will be bitter.
Proverbs 14:32
The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.
Jude 1:13
They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever.
Jeremiah 30:6–7
Ask now, and see: Can a male give birth? Why then do I see every man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor and every face turned pale?
Job 18:18
He is driven from light into darkness and is chased from the inhabited world.
Luke 21:25–26
There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves.
Matthew 24:29
Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’
2 Chronicles 15:5–6
In those days there was no safety for travelers, because the residents of the lands had many conflicts.

Glossary

Curse, Cursed Isaiah, Book of

Topics

Blasphemy: General Scriptures Concerning Colors: Black: A Symbol of Affliction and Calamity Darkness of Judgments Darkness: Heavy Afflictions Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of War and Other Judgments The Punishment of the Wicked in This Life by Trouble and Distress

Isaiah 8:22

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