Isaiah 10:3

Isaiah 10:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory?
• New International Version (NIV)What will you do on the day of reckoning, when disaster comes from afar? To whom will you run for help? Where will you leave your riches?
• English Standard Version (ESV)What will you do on the day of punishment, in the ruin that will come from afar? To whom will you flee for help, and where will you leave your wealth?
• New King James Version (NKJV)What will you do in the day of punishment, And in the desolation which will come from afar? To whom will you flee for help? And where will you leave your glory?

Context of Isaiah 10:3

1Woe (judgment is coming) to those [judges] who issue evil statutes, And to those [magistrates] who constantly record unjust and oppressive decisions, 2So as to deprive the needy of justice And rob the poor of My people of rightful claims, So that widows may be their spoil And that they may plunder the fatherless. Now what will you do in the day of [God’s] punishment, And in the storm of devastation which will come from far away? To whom will you flee for help? And where will you leave your wealth [for safekeeping]? 4Nothing remains but to crouch among the captives Or fall [dead] among the slain [on the battlefield]. In spite of all this, God’s anger does not turn away, But His hand is still stretched out [in judgment]. 5Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger [against Israel], The staff in whose hand is My indignation and fury [against Israel’s disobedience]!

Isaiah 10:3 word by word

וּמַֽה־תַּעֲשׂוּ֙ לְי֣וֹם פְּקֻדָּ֔ה וּלְשׁוֹאָ֖ה מִמֶּרְחָ֣ק תָּב֑וֹא עַל־מִי֙ תָּנ֣וּסוּ לְעֶזְרָ֔ה וְאָ֥נָה תַעַזְב֖וּ כְּבוֹדְכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And what will ye doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• in the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of visitationפְּקֻדָּהpeqûddâh · punishmentH6486
• and in the desolationשׁוֹאָהshô' shô'âh shô'âh · devastationH7722
• shall comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• from farמֶרְחָקmerchâq · distanceH4801
• to whom will ye fleeנוּסnûs · to fleeH5127
• for helpעֶזְרָה‛ezrâh ‛ezrâth · helpH5833
• and where will ye leaveעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800
• your gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519

Cross-references for Isaiah 10:3

• Isaiah 20:6So the inhabitants of this coastland [the Israelites and their neighbors] will say in that day, ‘Look what has happened to those in whom we hoped and trusted and to whom we fled for help to be spared from the king of Assyria! But we, how will we escape [captivity and exile]?’ ”
• Isaiah 33:14The sinners in Zion are terrified; Trembling has seized the godless. [They cry] “Who among us can live with the consuming fire? Who among us can live with everlasting burning?”
• Job 31:14What then could I do when God arises [to judge me]? When He calls me to account, what will I answer Him?
• Jeremiah 5:31The prophets prophesy falsely, And the priests rule on their own authority; And My people love [to have] it so! But what will you do when the end comes?
• Ezekiel 24:13In your filthiness are lewdness and outrage. Therefore I would have cleansed you, Yet you were not [willing to be] cleansed, You will not be cleansed from your filthiness again Until I have satisfied My wrath against you.
• Revelation 6:15Then the kings of the earth and the great men and the military commanders and the wealthy and the strong and everyone, [whether] slave or free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains;
• Isaiah 26:21Listen carefully, the Lord is about to come out of His [heavenly] place To punish the inhabitants of the earth for their wickedness [their sin, their injustice, their wrongdoing]; The earth will reveal the [innocent] blood shed upon her And will no longer cover her slain.
• Hosea 9:7The days of punishment have come; The days of retribution are at hand; Let Israel know this! The prophet is [considered] a fool; The man [of God] who is inspired is [treated as if] demented, Because of the abundance of your wickedness and guilt, And because your deep antagonism [toward God and the prophets] is so great.
• Luke 19:44and they will level you to the ground, you [Jerusalem] and your children within you. They will not leave in you one stone on another, all because you did not [come progressively to] recognize [from observation and personal experience] the time of your visitation [when God was gracious toward you and offered you salvation].”
• 1 Peter 2:12Keep your behavior excellent among the [unsaved] Gentiles [conduct yourself honorably, with graciousness and integrity], so that for whatever reason they may slander you as evildoers, yet by observing your good deeds they may [instead come to] glorify God in the day of visitation [when He looks upon them with mercy].
• Isaiah 5:26He will lift up a flag to [call] the distant nations [to bring His judgment on Judah], And will whistle for them from the ends of the earth; And indeed, they will come with great speed swiftly.
• Isaiah 30:27Now look, the name of the Lord comes from far away, Burning with His anger, and heavy with smoke; His lips are full of indignation, And His tongue is like a consuming fire.
• Isaiah 39:3Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and asked, “What did these men say? From where have they come to you?” And Hezekiah said, “They came to me from a far country, from Babylon.”
• Deuteronomy 28:49“The Lord will bring a nation against you from far away, from the end of the earth, [as swift] as the eagle swoops down [to attack], a nation whose language you will not understand,
• Isaiah 30:1“Woe (judgment is coming) to the rebellious children,” declares the Lord, “Who carry out a plan, but not Mine, And make an alliance [by pouring out a libation], but not of My Spirit, In order to add sin to sin;
• Isaiah 31:1Woe (judgment is coming) to those who go down to Egypt for help, Who rely on horses And trust in chariots because they are many, And in horsemen because they are very strong, But they do not look to the Holy One of Israel, nor seek and consult the Lord!

Commentaries on Isaiah 10:3

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3And what will ye do - The prophet here proceeds to denounce the judgment, or punishment, that would follow the crimes specified in the previous verses. That punishment was the invasion of the land by a foreign force. What will ye do? To whom will you fly? What refuge will them be?‘ Implying that the calamity would be so great that there would be no refuge, or escape. In the day of visitation - The word “visitation” (פקדה peqûddâh ) is used here in the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Isaiah asked several questions, but he did not expect an answer. The implied answer was clear. When God punished Judah, there would be no one to help them. Disaster first came from the distant land of Assyria. Later, it came from Babylon. These nations became the instruments of God’s judgment.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. what will ye do--what way of escape will there be for you? visitation--of God's wrath (Is 26:14; Job 35:15; Ho 9:7). from far--from Assyria. leave ... glory--rather, "deposit (for safekeeping) your wealth" [Lowth]. So Psa 49:17.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 10:3

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Commentaries on Isaiah 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings