Isaiah 42:25

Isaiah 42:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart.
• New International Version (NIV)So he poured out on them his burning anger, the violence of war. It enveloped them in flames, yet they did not understand; it consumed them, but they did not take it to heart.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So he poured on him the heat of his anger and the might of battle; it set him on fire all around, but he did not understand; it burned him up, but he did not take it to heart.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore He has poured on him the fury of His anger And the strength of battle; It has set him on fire all around, Yet he did not know; And it burned him, Yet he did not take it to heart.

Context of Isaiah 42:25

23Who among you will listen to this? Who will listen and pay attention in the time to come? 24Who gave up Jacob [the kingdom of Judah] for spoil, and [the kingdom of] Israel to the plunderers? Was it not the Lord, He against whom we [of Judah] have sinned, And in whose ways they [of Israel] were unwilling to walk, And whose law and teaching they did not obey? Therefore He poured out on Israel the heat of His anger And the fierceness of battle; And engulfed him in fire, Yet he did not recognize [the lesson of repentance which the Assyrian conquest was intended to teach]; It burned him, but he did not take it to heart.

Isaiah 42:25 word by word

וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֤ךְ עָלָיו֙ חֵמָ֣ה אַפּ֔וֹ וֶעֱז֖וּז מִלְחָמָ֑ה וַתְּלַהֲטֵ֤הוּ מִסָּבִיב֙ וְלֹ֣א יָדָ֔ע וַתִּבְעַר־בּ֖וֹ וְלֹא־יָשִׂ֥ים עַל־לֵֽב׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Therefore he hath pouredשָׁפַךְshâphak · to pour: pourH8210
• upon him the furyחֵמָהchêmâh chêmâ' · rageH2534
• of his angerאַף'aph · face: angerH639
• and the strengthעֱזוּז‛ĕzûz · strengthH5807
• of battleמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• and it hath set him on fireלָהַטlâhaţ · to kindleH3857
• round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
• yet he knewיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• not; and it burnedבָּעַרbâ‛ar · to burn: burnH1197
• him, yet he laidשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: considerH7760
• not to heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820

Cross-references for Isaiah 42:25

• Leviticus 26:15if, instead, you reject My statutes, and if your soul rejects My ordinances, so that you will not [obediently] do all My commandments, and in this way break My covenant,
• Deuteronomy 32:22For a fire is kindled by My anger, And it burns to the depths of Sheol (the place of the dead, the nether world), It devours the earth with its yield, And sets on fire the foundations of the mountains.
• Psalms 79:5How long, O Lord? Will You be angry forever? Will Your jealousy [which cannot endure a divided allegiance] burn like fire?
• Ezekiel 7:8Now I will soon pour out My wrath on you and spend My anger against you, and I will judge you in accordance with your ways and will repay you [with punishment] for all your outrageous acts.
• Ezekiel 20:34I will bring you out from the peoples and will gather you from the countries in which you are scattered, with a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm, and with wrath poured out;
• Ezekiel 22:21I will gather you and blow on you with the fire of My wrath, and you will be melted in the midst of it.
• Nahum 1:6Who can stand before His indignation [His great wrath]? And who can stand up and endure the fierceness of His anger? His wrath is poured out like fire And the rocks are destroyed by Him.
• Revelation 16:1Then I heard a loud voice from the temple, saying to the seven angels, “Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath and indignation of God.”
• 2 Kings 25:9He burned the house (temple) of the Lord, the king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem; every great house he burned down.
• Isaiah 9:13Yet the people do not turn back [in repentance] to Him who struck them, Nor do they seek the Lord of hosts [as their most essential need].
• Jeremiah 5:3O Lord, do not Your eyes look for truth? You [have seen their faithless heart and] have stricken them, But they did not weaken; You have consumed them, But they refused to take correction or instruction. They have made their faces harder than rock; They have refused to repent and return to You.
• Hosea 7:9Strangers have devoured his strength, Yet he does not know it; Gray hairs are sprinkled on him, Yet he does not know.
• Revelation 9:18A third of mankind was killed by these three plagues—by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone that came from the mouths of the horses.
• Revelation 16:9People were [severely] burned by the great heat; and they reviled the name of God who has power over these plagues, but they did not repent [of their sin] and glorify Him.
• Isaiah 57:11“About whom were you worried and fearful That you lied and did not remember Me, Nor give Me a thought? Was I not silent even for a long time And [as a result] you do not fear Me?
• Malachi 2:2If you do not listen, and if you do not take it to heart to honor My name,” says the Lord of hosts, “then I will send the curse upon you and I will curse your blessings [on the people]. Indeed, I have cursed them already, because you are not taking it to heart.

Commentaries on Isaiah 42:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25The fury of his anger "The heat of his wrath" - For חמה chammah, the Bodl. MS. has חמת chammath, in regimine, more regularly. It hath set him on fire round about - So thoroughly hardened are the Jewish people, that they are represented as being in a house on fire, and even scorched with the flames, without perceiving their danger, or feeling that they are hurt! What a picture of mental induration! and this is their state to the present day. But by whom…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger - His righteous indignation in the overturning of their nation, the destruction of their temple and city, and in carrying them captive into a distant land. And it hath set him on fire - That is, the fury of Yahweh kindled the flame of war all around the Jewish nation, and spread desolation everywhere. Yet he knew not - They refused to attend to it, and lay it to heart. They pursued their ways of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-25Verses 18-25 Observe the call given to this people, and the character given of them. Multitudes are ruined for want of observing that which they cannot but see; they perish, not through ignorance, but carelessness. The Lord is well-pleased in the making known his own righteousness. For their sins they were spoiled of all their possessions. This fully came to pass in the destruction of the Jewish nation. There is no resisting, nor escaping God's anger. See…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25Generation after generation of Israelites did not learn their lesson, even when God disciplined them through military defeat.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. him--Israel (Is 42:24). strength of battle--violence of war. it--the battle or war (compare Is 10:16). knew not--knew not the lesson of repentance which the judgment was intended to teach (Is 5:13; 9:13; Jr 5:3).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 42:25

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Anger
• Chastisement
• Impenitence
• Isaiah

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Commentaries on Isaiah 42

• 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