Isaiah 10:7

Isaiah 10:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few.
• New International Version (NIV)But this is not what he intends, this is not what he has in mind; his purpose is to destroy, to put an end to many nations.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But he does not so intend, and his heart does not so think; but it is in his heart to destroy, and to cut off nations not a few;
• New King James Version (NKJV)Yet he does not mean so, Nor does his heart think so; But it is in his heart to destroy, And cut off not a few nations.

Context of Isaiah 10:7

5Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger And the staff in whose hands is My indignation, 6I send it against a godless nation And commission it against the people of My fury To capture booty and to seize plunder, And to trample them down like mud in the streets. Yet it does not so intend, Nor does it plan so in its heart, But rather it is its purpose to destroy And to cut off many nations. 8For it says, “Are not my princes all kings? 9Is not Calno like Carchemish, Or Hamath like Arpad, Or Samaria like Damascus?

Isaiah 10:7 word by word

וְהוּא֙ לֹא־כֵ֣ן יְדַמֶּ֔ה וּלְבָב֖וֹ לֹא־כֵ֣ן יַחְשֹׁ֑ב כִּ֚י לְהַשְׁמִ֣יד בִּלְבָב֔וֹ וּלְהַכְרִ֥ית גּוֹיִ֖ם לֹ֥א מְעָֽט׃Read the interlinear

• does not soכֵּןkên · soH3651
• intendדָּמָהdâmâh · to resembleH1819
• Norלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• it planחָשַׁבchâshab · to devise: deviseH2803
• in its heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• But ratherכִּיkîy · forH3588
• to destroyשָׁמַדshâmad · to destroyH8045
• And to cutכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772
• offכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772
• manyמְעַטme‛aţ me‛âţ · littleH4592
• nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471

Cross-references for Isaiah 10:7

• Genesis 50:20As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to preserve many people alive.
• Micah 4:11And now many nations have been assembled against you Who say, ‘Let her be polluted, And let our eyes gloat over Zion.’
• Acts 2:23this Man, delivered over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you nailed to a cross by the hands of godless men and put Him to death.
• Isaiah 36:18Beware that Hezekiah does not mislead you, saying, “The Lord will deliver us.” Has any one of the gods of the nations delivered his land from the hand of the king of Assyria?
• Isaiah 37:11Behold, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the lands, destroying them completely. So will you be spared?

Commentaries on Isaiah 10:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Howbeit he meaneth not so - It is not his purpose to be the instrument, in the hand of God, of executing his designs. He has a different plan; a plan of his own which he intends to accomplish. Neither doth his heart think so - He does not intend or design it. The “heart” here, is put to express “purpose, or will.” It is “in his heart to cut off nations - Utterly to destroy or to annihilate their political existence. Not a few - The ambitious purpose of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-19Verses 5-19 See what a change sin made. The king of Assyria, in his pride, thought to act by his own will. The tyrants of the world are tools of Providence. God designs to correct his people for their hypocrisy, and bring them nearer to him; but is that Sennacherib's design? No; he designs to gratify his own covetousness and ambition. The Assyrian boasts what great things he has done to other nations, by his own policy and power. He knows not that it is…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7The Assyrians did not understand that they were carrying out God’s purpose. God used them to punish Israel and Judah. However, the Assyrians acted on their own desires. They killed and looted other nations with cruelty. They did more than God intended. Because of their pride and violence, God would hold them guilty. They would also face his judgment.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. meaneth not so--He is only thinking of his own schemes, while God is overruling them to His purposes. think--intend. Sinners' plans are no less culpable, though they by them unconsciously fulfil God's designs (Psa 76:10; Mi 4:12). So Joseph's brethren (Ge 50:20; Pr 16:4). The sinner's motive, not the result (which depends on God), will be the test in judgment. heart to destroy ... not a few--Sennacherib's ambition was not confined to Judea. His plan…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 10:7

• Assyria
• Isaiah
• Pride

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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