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

5Assyria, the club I use to vent my anger, is as good as dead, a cudgel with which I angrily punish. 6I sent him against a godless nation, I ordered him to attack the people with whom I was angry, to take plunder and to carry away loot, to trample them down like dirt in the streets. But he does not agree with this, his mind does not reason this way, for his goal is to destroy, and to eliminate many nations. 8Indeed, he says: “Are not my officials all kings? 9Is not Calneh like Carchemish? Hamath like Arpad? 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Howbeit he meanethדָּמָהdâmâh · to resembleH1819
• not so, neither doth his heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• thinkחָשַׁבchâshab · to devise: deviseH2803
• to destroyשָׁמַדshâmad · to destroyH8045
• and cut offכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772
• nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• not a fewמְעַטme‛aţ me‛âţ · littleH4592

Cross-references for Isaiah 10:7

• Genesis 50:20As for you, you meant to harm me, but God intended it for a good purpose, so he could preserve the lives of many people, as you can see this day.
• Micah 4:11Many nations have now assembled against you. They say, “Jerusalem must be desecrated, so we can gloat over Zion!”
• Acts 2:23this man, who was handed over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you executed by nailing him to a cross at the hands of Gentiles.
• Isaiah 36:18Hezekiah is misleading you when he says, “The Lord will rescue us.” Has any of the gods of the nations rescued his land from the power of the king of Assyria?
• Isaiah 37:11Certainly you have heard how the kings of Assyria have annihilated all lands. Do you really think you will be rescued?

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