Isaiah 10:26

Isaiah 10:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the Lord of hosts shall stir up a scourge for him according to the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb: and as his rod was upon the sea, so shall he lift it up after the manner of Egypt.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord Almighty will lash them with a whip, as when he struck down Midian at the rock of Oreb; and he will raise his staff over the waters, as he did in Egypt.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the Lord of hosts will wield against them a whip, as when he struck Midian at the rock of Oreb. And his staff will be over the sea, and he will lift it as he did in Egypt.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the Lord of hosts will stir up a scourge for him like the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb; as His rod was on the sea, so will He lift it up in the manner of Egypt.

Context of Isaiah 10:26

24So here is what the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies, says: “My people who live in Zion, do not be afraid of Assyria, even though they beat you with a club and lift their cudgel against you as Egypt did. 25For very soon my fury will subside, and my anger will be directed toward their destruction.” The Lord who commands armies is about to beat them with a whip, similar to the way he struck down Midian at the rock of Oreb. He will use his staff against the sea, lifting it up as he did in Egypt. 27At that time the Lord will remove their burden from your shoulders, and their yoke from your neck; the yoke will be taken off because your neck will be too large. 28They attacked Aiath, moved through Migron, depositing their supplies at Micmash.

Isaiah 10:26 word by word

וְעוֹרֵ֨ר עָלָ֜יו יְהוָ֤ה צְבָאוֹת֙ שׁ֔וֹט כְּמַכַּ֥ת מִדְיָ֖ן בְּצ֣וּר עוֹרֵ֑ב וּמַטֵּ֙הוּ֙ עַל־הַיָּ֔ם וּנְשָׂא֖וֹ בְּדֶ֥רֶךְ מִצְרָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• of hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
• shall stir upעוּר‛ûr · to rouseH5782
• a scourgeשׁוֹטshôţ · whipH7752
• for him according to the slaughterמַכָּהmakkâh makkeh · woundH4347
• of Midianמִדְיָןmidyân · MidianH4080
• at the rockצוּרtsûr tsûr · rockH6697
• of Orebעֹרֵב‛ôrêb ‛ôrêb · OrebH6159
• his rodמַטֶּהmaţţeh maţţâh · tribe: rodH4294
• upon the seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
• so shall he lift it upנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: fightH5375
• after the mannerדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714

Cross-references for Isaiah 10:26

• Isaiah 10:16For this reason the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies, will make his healthy ones emaciated. His majestic glory will go up in smoke.
• 2 Kings 19:35That very night the Lord’s messenger went out and killed 185,000 men in the Assyrian camp. When they got up early the next morning, there were all the corpses.
• Psalms 35:23Rouse yourself, wake up and vindicate me! My God and Lord, defend my just cause!
• Isaiah 9:4For their oppressive yoke and the club that strikes their shoulders, the cudgel the oppressor uses on them, you have shattered, as in the day of Midian’s defeat.
• Judges 7:25They captured the two Midianite generals, Oreb and Zeeb. They executed Oreb on the rock of Oreb and Zeeb in the winepress of Zeeb. They chased the Midianites and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon, who was now on the other side of the Jordan River.
• Psalms 83:11Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their rulers like Zebah and Zalmunna,
• Isaiah 10:24So here is what the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies, says: “My people who live in Zion, do not be afraid of Assyria, even though they beat you with a club and lift their cudgel against you as Egypt did.
• Isaiah 11:16There will be a highway leading out of Assyria for the remnant of his people, just as there was for Israel, when they went up from the land of Egypt.
• Isaiah 51:9Wake up! Wake up! Clothe yourself with strength, O arm of the Lord! Wake up as in former times, as in antiquity! Did you not smash the Proud One? Did you not wound the sea monster?
• Exodus 14:25He jammed the wheels of their chariots so that they had difficulty driving, and the Egyptians said, “Let’s flee from Israel, for the Lord fights for them against Egypt!”
• Nehemiah 9:10You performed awesome signs against Pharaoh, against his servants, and against all the people of his land, for you knew that the Egyptians had acted presumptuously against them. You made for yourself a name that is celebrated to this day.
• Psalms 106:10He delivered them from the power of the one who hated them, and rescued them from the power of the enemy.
• Habakkuk 3:7I see the tents of Cushan overwhelmed by trouble; the tent curtains of the land of Midian are shaking.
• Revelation 11:18The nations were enraged, but your wrath has come, and the time has come for the dead to be judged, and the time has come to give to your servants, the prophets, their reward, as well as to the saints and to those who revere your name, both small and great, and the time has come to destroy those who destroy the earth.”
• Revelation 19:15From his mouth extends a sharp sword, so that with it he can strike the nations. He will rule them with an iron rod, and he stomps the winepress of the furious wrath of God, the All-Powerful.

Commentaries on Isaiah 10:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26And as his rod was upon the sea "And like his rod which he lifted up over the sea" - The Jewish interpreters suppose here an ellipsis of כ ke, the particle of similitude, before מטהו mattehu, to be supplied from the line above; so that here are two similitudes, one comparing the destruction of the Assyrians to the slaughter of the Midianites at the rock of Oreb; the other to that of the Egyptians at the Red Sea. Aben Ezra, Kimchi, Sal. ben Melec.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26And the Lord of hosts shall stir up - Or shall raise up that which shall rove as a scourge to him. A scourge for him - That is, that which shall punish him. The scourge, or rod, is used to denote severe punishment of any kind. The nature of this punishment is immediately specified. According to the slaughter of Midian - That is, as the Midianites were discomfitcd and punished. There is reference here, doubtless, to the discomfiture and slaughter of the…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. 26He struck Midian: See Judges 7:25.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. slaughter of--"stroke upon." Midian--(Is 9:4; Jud 7:25). as his rod was upon the sea--rather, understanding "stroke" from the previous clause, "according to the stroke of His rod upon the Red Sea" (Ex 14:16, 26). His "rod" on the Assyrian (Is 10:24, 26) stands in bold contrast to the Assyrian used as a "rod" to strike others (Is 10:5). after the manner of Egypt--as He lifted it up against Egypt at the Red Sea.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 10:26

• Assyria
• Isaiah
• Oreb

In the dictionaries

• Egypt
• Midian
• Midian; Midianites
• Egypt, Egyptian
• Midian, Midianite
• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• Lord of Hosts
• Gideon
• Oreb
• Oreb, The rock of

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