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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)But the king of Assyria will not understand that he is my tool; his mind does not work that way. His plan is simply to destroy, to cut down nation after nation.

Context of Isaiah 10:7

5“Woe to the Assyrian, the rod of my anger, in whose hand is the club of my wrath! 6I send him against a godless nation, I dispatch him against a people who anger me, to seize loot and snatch plunder, and to trample them down like mud in the streets. 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. 8‘Are not my commanders all kings?’ he says. 9‘Has not Kalno fared like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad, and 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 50:20You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.
• Micah 4:11But now many nations are gathered against you. They say, “Let her be defiled, let our eyes gloat over Zion!”
• Acts 2:23This man was handed over to you by God’s deliberate plan and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death by nailing him to the cross.
• Isaiah 36:18“Do not let Hezekiah mislead you when he says, ‘The Lord will deliver us.’ Have the gods of any nations ever delivered their lands from the hand of the king of Assyria?
• Isaiah 37:11Surely you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the countries, destroying them completely. And will you be delivered?

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