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

23Will any of you listen to my message? Will you think carefully about it in the future? 24Who put Jacob's descendants under the power of their enemies? Who gave the Israelites to people who would rob them? It was the Lord! He is the one that we have not obeyed. His people did not live in the way that he wanted. They did not obey his law. So the Lord was very angry with them. He punished them with a cruel war. His anger was like a fire all round them, but they did not understand what he was doing. His anger burned them, but they did not learn their lesson.

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 26:15The people may not respect or obey God's rules. So they will not be doing what they promised to him.
• Deuteronomy 32:22I will become so angry that I punish them very much. I will destroy them like a hot fire. It will be like a fire that reaches deep down into the place of dead people. It will destroy the ground and everything that grows on it. It will burn deep down to the foundations of the mountains.
• Psalms 79:5Lord, how long will this continue? Will you be angry with us for ever? Will you always be angry, like a fire that continues to burn?
• Ezekiel 7:8Very soon, I will punish you because of my great anger. You will know how angry I am. I will judge you for the way that you have lived. I will punish you as you deserve for the disgusting things that you have done.
• Ezekiel 20:34I will bring you back from the nations where I sent you to live. I will bring you back from all those different places. I will use my great power to do this and you will know that I am very angry with you.
• Ezekiel 22:21I will put you in my oven, Jerusalem. And I will burn you with my hot anger.
• Nahum 1:6Nobody can fight God when he is very angry. The Lord pours his anger out like fire and he breaks the rocks in his path.
• Revelation 16:1Then I heard a loud voice speak from God's house in heaven. It said to the seven angels, ‘Take your seven bowls that are full of God's anger. Go and pour them out on the earth.’
• 2 Kings 25:9Nebuzaradan destroyed the Lord's temple, the king's palace and all the other houses in Jerusalem. He burned them all with fire, so that he destroyed every important building in the city.
• Isaiah 9:13The people did not turn back to the Lord Almighty, who had punished them. They did not ask for his help.
• Jeremiah 5:3Lord, you want people to be honest and true. You have punished your people, but they did not feel any pain. You nearly destroyed them, but they still refuse to change. Their minds have become as hard as rock. They refuse to turn back to you.
• Hosea 7:9Foreign people have taken away Israel's strength. But the Israelites do not realize what is happening! They have become like an old man with grey hair. But they do not realize how weak they are.
• Revelation 9:18The fire, the smoke and the sulphur killed people. These three dangerous things killed a third of people everywhere.
• Revelation 16:9The strong heat burned people and it hurt them very much. As a result, they said bad things against God's name, because he had the power to cause these terrible troubles. But they refused to change how they lived. They refused to agree that God is great.
• Isaiah 57:11What idol are you so afraid of, that you choose to deceive me? You seem to have forgotten about me. You do not think about me at all. Have I been silent for too long? Is that why you no longer respect me?
• Malachi 2:2‘Listen carefully to what I say to you. You must respect my name properly. If not, I will punish you. I will no longer bless you but I will curse you. I am already doing that because you do not respect my name as you should.

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
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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