Isaiah 10:2

Isaiah 10:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!
• New International Version (NIV)to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people, making widows their prey and robbing the fatherless.
• English Standard Version (ESV)to turn aside the needy from justice and to rob the poor of my people of their right, that widows may be their spoil, and that they may make the fatherless their prey!
• New Living Translation (NLT)They deprive the poor of justice and deny the rights of the needy among my people. They prey on widows and take advantage of orphans.

Context of Isaiah 10:2

1“Woe to those who decree unrighteous decrees, Who write misfortune, Which they have prescribed To rob the needy of justice, And to take what is right from the poor of My people, That widows may be their prey, And that they may rob the fatherless. 3What will you do in the day of punishment, And in the desolation which will come from afar? To whom will you flee for help? And where will you leave your glory? 4Without Me they shall bow down among the prisoners, And they shall fall among the slain.” For all this His anger is not turned away, But His hand is stretched out still.

Isaiah 10:2 word by word

לְהַטּ֤וֹת מִדִּין֙ דַּלִּ֔ים וְלִגְזֹ֕ל מִשְׁפַּ֖ט עֲנִיֵּ֣י עַמִּ֑י לִהְי֤וֹת אַלְמָנוֹת֙ שְׁלָלָ֔ם וְאֶת־יְתוֹמִ֖ים יָבֹֽזּוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• To turn asideנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
• the needyדַּלdal · poorH1800
• from judgmentדִּיןdîyn dûn · judgmentH1779
• and to take awayגָּזַלgâzal · to plunderH1497
• the rightמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justiceH4941
• from the poorעָנִי‛ânîy · afflictedH6041
• of my peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• that widowsאַלְמָנָה'almânâh · widowH490
• may be their preyשָׁלָלshâlâl · spoilH7998
• they may robבָּזַזbâzaz · to plunderH962
• the fatherlessיָתוֹםyâthôm · orphanH3490

Cross-references for Isaiah 10:2

• Isaiah 29:21Who make a man an offender by a word, And lay a snare for him who reproves in the gate, And turn aside the just by empty words.
• Lamentations 3:35To turn aside the justice due a man Before the face of the Most High,
• Amos 2:7They pant after the dust of the earth which is on the head of the poor, And pervert the way of the humble. A man and his father go in to the same girl, To defile My holy name.
• Amos 5:11Therefore, because you tread down the poor And take grain taxes from him, Though you have built houses of hewn stone, Yet you shall not dwell in them; You have planted pleasant vineyards, But you shall not drink wine from them.
• Malachi 3:5And I will come near you for judgment; I will be a swift witness Against sorcerers, Against adulterers, Against perjurers, Against those who exploit wage earners and widows and orphans, And against those who turn away an alien— Because they do not fear Me,” Says the Lord of hosts.
• Isaiah 1:23Your princes are rebellious, And companions of thieves; Everyone loves bribes, And follows after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, Nor does the cause of the widow come before them.
• Isaiah 3:14The Lord will enter into judgment With the elders of His people And His princes: “For you have eaten up the vineyard; The plunder of the poor is in your houses.
• Isaiah 5:7For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel, And the men of Judah are His pleasant plant. He looked for justice, but behold, oppression; For righteousness, but behold, a cry for help.
• Jeremiah 7:6if you do not oppress the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, or walk after other gods to your hurt,
• Ezekiel 22:7In you they have made light of father and mother; in your midst they have oppressed the stranger; in you they have mistreated the fatherless and the widow.
• Matthew 23:14Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation.

Commentaries on Isaiah 10:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2My people - Instead of עמי ammi, my people, many MSS., and one of my own, ancient, read עמו ammo, his people. But this is manifestly a corruption.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2To turn aside - Their sentences have the effect, and are designed to have, to pervert justice, and to oppress the poor, or to deprive them of their rights and just claims; compare Isaiah 29:21; Proverbs 27:5. The needy - d daliym - דלים dalı̂ym Those of humble rank and circumstances; who have no powerful friends and defenders. “From judgment.” From obtaining justice. And to take away - To take away by violence and oppression. The word גזל gāzal is…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-4This prophecy was spoken against the leaders of Judah. They used their positions of authority for personal gain. Instead of serving the people, they made themselves rich. They did this at the people’s expense. God spoke this message to confront their injustice and wrongdoing.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. To turn aside, &c.--The effect of their conduct is to pervert the cause of the needy [Horsley]. In English Version "from judgment" means "from obtaining justice." take away the right--"make plunder of the right" (rightful claim) [Horsley].Read the comment

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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