Isaiah 10:16

Isaiah 10:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore shall the Lord, the Lord of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory he shall kindle a burning like the burning of a fire.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore the Lord God of hosts will send wasting sickness among his stout warriors, and under his glory a burning will be kindled, like the burning of fire.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore the Lord, the Lord of hosts, Will send leanness among his fat ones; And under his glory He will kindle a burning Like the burning of a fire.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Therefore, the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, will send a plague among Assyria’s proud troops, and a flaming fire will consume its glory.

Context of Isaiah 10:16

14As one reaches into a nest, so my hand reached for the wealth of the nations; as people gather abandoned eggs, so I gathered all the countries; not one flapped a wing, or opened its mouth to chirp.’ ” 15Does the ax raise itself above the person who swings it, or the saw boast against the one who uses it? As if a rod were to wield the person who lifts it up, or a club brandish the one who is not wood! Therefore, the Lord, the Lord Almighty, will send a wasting disease upon his sturdy warriors; under his pomp a fire will be kindled like a blazing flame. 17The Light of Israel will become a fire, their Holy One a flame; in a single day it will burn and consume his thorns and his briers. 18The splendor of his forests and fertile fields it will completely destroy, as when a sick person wastes away.

Isaiah 10:16 word by word

לָ֠כֵן יְשַׁלַּ֨ח הָאָד֜וֹן יְהוָ֧ה צְבָא֛וֹת בְּמִשְׁמַנָּ֖יו רָז֑וֹן וְתַ֧חַת כְּבֹד֛וֹ יֵקַ֥ד יְקֹ֖ד כִּיק֥וֹד אֵֽשׁ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Therefore shall the Lordאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• of hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
• sendשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• among his fat onesמִשְׁמָןmashmân · fatnessH4924
• leannessרָזוֹןrâzôn · leannessH7332
• and under his gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
• he shall kindleיָקַדyâqad · to burnH3344
• a burningיְקוֹדyeqôd · burningH3350
• like the burning of a fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784

Cross-references for Isaiah 10:16

• Isaiah 5:17Then sheep will graze as in their own pasture; lambs will feed among the ruins of the rich.
• Isaiah 14:24The Lord Almighty has sworn, “Surely, as I have planned, so it will be, and as I have purposed, so it will happen.
• Isaiah 29:5But your many enemies will become like fine dust, the ruthless hordes like blown chaff. Suddenly, in an instant,
• Isaiah 37:6Isaiah said to them, “Tell your master, ‘This is what the Lord says: Do not be afraid of what you have heard—those words with which the underlings of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.
• 2 Chronicles 32:21And the Lord sent an angel, who annihilated all the fighting men and the commanders and officers in the camp of the Assyrian king. So he withdrew to his own land in disgrace. And when he went into the temple of his god, some of his sons, his own flesh and blood, cut him down with the sword.
• Psalms 106:15So he gave them what they asked for, but sent a wasting disease among them.
• Acts 12:23Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.
• Isaiah 9:5Every warrior’s boot used in battle and every garment rolled in blood will be destined for burning, will be fuel for the fire.
• Isaiah 30:30The Lord will cause people to hear his majestic voice and will make them see his arm coming down with raging anger and consuming fire, with cloudburst, thunderstorm and hail.
• Isaiah 33:10“Now will I arise,” says the Lord. “Now will I be exalted; now will I be lifted up.

Commentaries on Isaiah 10:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16The Lord "Jehovah" - For אדני Adonai, fifty-two MSS., eleven editions, and two of my own, ancient, read יהוה , Yehovah, as in other cases. And under his glory - That is, all that he could boast of as great and strong in his army, (Sal. ben Melec in loc.), expressed afterwards, Isaiah 10:18, by the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Therefore shall the Lord - Hebrew, אדון 'ādôn The Lord of hosts - In the present Hebrew text, the original word is also אדני 'ădonāy but fifty-two manuscripts and six editions read Jehovah. On the meaning of the phrase, “the Lord of hosts,” see the note at Isaiah 1:9. This verse contains a threatening of the punishment that would come upon the Assyrian for his insolence and pride, and the remainder of the chapter is mainly occupied with the details 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. 16This prophecy was fulfilled in 701 BC. In that year, 185,000 Assyrian soldiers died. They were struck down by a plague and by flaming fire. This event marked a sudden and dramatic defeat for Assyria (see Isaiah 37:36).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. fat ones--(Is 5:17). The robust and choice soldiers of Assyria (Psa 78:31, where "fattest" answers in the parallelism to "chosen," or "young men," Margin). leanness--carrying out the image on "fat ones." Destruction (Psa 106:15). Fulfilled (Is 37:36). his glory--Assyria's nobles. So in Is 5:13, Margin; Is 8:7. kindle--a new image from fire consuming quickly dry materials (Zec 12:6).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 10:16

• Assyria
• Isaiah
• Pride

In the dictionaries

• Lord of Hosts
• Lord; the Lord
• Assyria
• Nineveh
• Prince
• Visitation
• Canon of the Old Testament
• Ezekiel
• God
• Isaiah

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