God’s Word Translation
Isaiah 10:29
29They go through the mountain pass and lodge at Geba for the night. The people in Ramah tremble; the people in Saul’s Gibeah flee.
Isaiah 10:29 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They are gone over the passage: they have taken up their lodging at Geba; Ramah is afraid; Gibeah of Saul is fled.
- New International Version (NIV)They go over the pass, and say, “We will camp overnight at Geba.” Ramah trembles; Gibeah of Saul flees.
- English Standard Version (ESV)they have crossed over the pass; at Geba they lodge for the night; Ramah trembles; Gibeah of Saul has fled.
- New King James Version (NKJV)They have gone along the ridge, They have taken up lodging at Geba. Ramah is afraid, Gibeah of Saul has fled.
Context of Isaiah 10:29
27At that time their burden will be removed from your shoulders. Their yoke will be removed from your neck. The yoke will be torn away because you have grown fat. 28They come to Aiath. They pass through Migron. They store their equipment at Michmash. They go through the mountain pass and lodge at Geba for the night. The people in Ramah tremble; the people in Saul’s Gibeah flee. 30Cry aloud, you people in Gallim! Pay attention, you people in Laishah and miserable Anathoth! 31The people in Madmenah flee; those who live in Gebim take shelter.
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עָֽבְרוּ֙ מַעְבָּרָ֔ה גֶּ֖בַע מָל֣וֹן לָ֑נוּ חָֽרְדָה֙ הָֽרָמָ֔ה גִּבְעַ֥ת שָׁא֖וּל נָֽסָה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- They are gone overעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
- the passageמַעֲבָרָהma‛ăbâr ma‛ăbârâh · fordH4569
- they have taken up their lodgingמָלוֹןmâlôn · lodgingH4411
- at Gebaגֶּ֫בַעgeba‛ · GebaH1387
- Ramahרָמָהrâmâh · RamahH7414
- is afraidחָרַדchârad · to trembleH2729
- Gibeahגִּבְעָהgib‛âh · GibeahH1390
- of Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
- is fledנוּסnûs · to fleeH5127
Cross-references for Isaiah 10:29
- 1 Samuel 13:23Now, Philistine troops had gone out to the pass at Michmash.
- 1 Samuel 14:4There was a cliff on each side of the mountain pass where Jonathan searched for a way to cross over to attack the Philistine military post. The name of one ⌞cliff⌟ was Bozez, and the name of the other was Seneh.
- Joshua 21:17The tribe of Benjamin also gave them four cities: Gibeon, Geba,
- 1 Kings 15:23Isn’t everything else about Asa—all his heroic acts, everything he did, and the cities he fortified—written in the official records of the kings of Judah? But when he was old, he had a foot disease.
- Joshua 18:24Chephar Ammoni, Ophni, and Geba.
- 1 Samuel 7:17Then he would return home to Ramah. There, too, he judged Israel. And in Ramah he built an altar to the Lord.
- 1 Samuel 15:34Then Samuel went to Ramah, and Saul went to his home at Gibeah.
- Jeremiah 31:15This is what the Lord says: A sound is heard in Ramah, the sound of crying in bitter grief. Rachel is crying for her children. She refuses to be comforted, because they are dead.
- Hosea 5:8“Blow the ram’s horn in Gibeah. Blow the trumpet in Ramah. Sound the alarm at Beth Aven, you descendants of Benjamin.
- Judges 19:12The Levite told him, “We’ll never go into a city of foreigners. They’re not Israelites. We’ll go on to Gibeah.”
- 1 Samuel 11:4The messengers came to Saul’s town, Gibeah. When they told the people the news, the people cried loudly.
- 1 Samuel 13:2Saul chose 3,000 men from Israel; 2,000 of them were stationed with Saul at Michmash and in the mountains of Bethel, and 1,000 were stationed with Jonathan at Gibeah in Benjamin. But the rest of the people he sent home.
- Hosea 9:9People have deeply corrupted themselves as they once did at Gibeah. God will remember their wickedness and punish them because of their sins.
- Hosea 10:9Israel, you have sinned ever since the incident at Gibeah. You never change. War will overtake the wicked people in Gibeah.
Commentaries on Isaiah 10:29
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29They are gone over the passage "They have passed the strait" - The strait here mentioned is that of Michmas, a very narrow passage between two sharp hills or rocks, (see 1 Samuel 14:4, 1 Samuel 14:5;), where a great army might have been opposed with advantage by a very inferior force. The author of the Book of Judith might perhaps mean this pass, at least among others: "Charging them to keep the passages of the hill country, for by them there was an…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29They are gone over the passage - The word “passage” (מעברה ma‛ebı̂râh ) may refer to any passage or ford of a stream, a shallow part of a river where crossing was practicable; or it may refer to any narrow pass, or place of passing in mountains. The Chaldee Paraphrase renders this, They have passed the Jordan;‘ but this cannot be the meaning, as all the transactions referred to here occurred in the vicinity of Jerusalem, and long after they had crossed…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-34Verses 20-34 By our afflictions we may learn not to make creatures our confidence. Those only can with comfort stay upon God, who return to him in truth, not in pretence and profession only. God will justly bring this wasting away on a provoking people, but will graciously set bounds to it. It is against the mind and will of God, that his people, whatever happens, should give way to fear. God's anger against his people is but for a moment; and when that…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28-34Assyria has entered Aiath: Isaiah 10:29–32 describes the march of the Assyrian army in poetic language. The cities are listed in order from the north toward Jerusalem. The army moves closer and closer to the city. When they reach Jerusalem, they are forced to stop and retreat. God was with Jerusalem. Because of this, Assyria would not succeed. In time, Assyria itself would be destroyed. This passage may refer to Sennacherib’s invasion in 701 BC (see…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 28-3228-32. Onward gradual march of Sennacherib's army towards Jerusalem, and the panic of the inhabitants vividly pictured before the eyes. come to--come upon as a sudden invader (Ge 34:27). Aiath--same as Ai (Jos 7:2; Ne 7:32). In the north of Benjamin; so the other towns also; all on the line of march to Jerusalem. Michmash--nine miles northeast of Jerusalem. laid up ... carriages--He has left his heavier baggage (so "carriages" for the things carried, Ac…Read the comment
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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
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