Isaiah 1:24

Isaiah 1:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies:
• New International Version (NIV)Therefore the Lord, the Lord Almighty, the Mighty One of Israel, declares: “Ah! I will vent my wrath on my foes and avenge myself on my enemies.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore the Lord declares, the Lord of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel: "Ah, I will get relief from my enemies and avenge myself on my foes.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore the Lord says, The Lord of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, “Ah, I will rid Myself of My adversaries, And take vengeance on My enemies.

Context of Isaiah 1:24

22Once like pure silver, you have become like worthless slag. Once so pure, you are now like watered-down wine. 23Your leaders are rebels, the companions of thieves. All of them love bribes and demand payoffs, but they refuse to defend the cause of orphans or fight for the rights of widows. Therefore, the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the Mighty One of Israel, says, “I will take revenge on my enemies and pay back my foes! 25I will raise my fist against you. I will melt you down and skim off your slag. I will remove all your impurities. 26Then I will give you good judges again and wise counselors like you used to have. Then Jerusalem will again be called the Home of Justice and the Faithful City.”

Isaiah 1:24 word by word

לָכֵ֗ן נְאֻ֤ם הָֽאָדוֹן֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת אֲבִ֖יר יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל ה֚וֹי אֶנָּחֵ֣ם מִצָּרַ֔י וְאִנָּקְמָ֖ה מֵאוֹיְבָֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Therefore saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• of hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
• the mighty Oneאָבִיר'âbîyr · mightyH46
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• Ahהוֹיhôy · woe!H1945
• I will easeנָחַםnâcham · to be sorry: comfortH5162
• me of mine adversariesצַרtsar tsâr · enemyH6862
• and avengeנָקַםnâqam · to avengeH5358
• me of mine enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341

Cross-references for Isaiah 1:24

• Isaiah 30:29But the people of God will sing a song of joy, like the songs at the holy festivals. You will be filled with joy, as when a flutist leads a group of pilgrims to Jerusalem, the mountain of the Lord— to the Rock of Israel.
• Isaiah 49:26I will feed your enemies with their own flesh. They will be drunk with rivers of their own blood. All the world will know that I, the Lord, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Israel.”
• Isaiah 60:16Powerful kings and mighty nations will satisfy your every need, as though you were a child nursing at the breast of a queen. You will know at last that I, the Lord, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Israel.
• Jeremiah 50:34But the one who redeems them is strong. His name is the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. He will defend them and give them rest again in Israel. But for the people of Babylon there will be no rest!
• Revelation 18:8Therefore, these plagues will overtake her in a single day— death and mourning and famine. She will be completely consumed by fire, for the Lord God who judges her is mighty.”
• Deuteronomy 28:63“Just as the Lord has found great pleasure in causing you to prosper and multiply, the Lord will find pleasure in destroying you. You will be torn from the land you are about to enter and occupy.
• Deuteronomy 32:43“Rejoice with him, you heavens, and let all of God’s angels worship him. Rejoice with his people, you Gentiles, and let all the angels be strengthened in him. For he will avenge the blood of his children; he will take revenge against his enemies. He will repay those who hate him and cleanse his people’s land.”
• Proverbs 1:25You ignored my advice and rejected the correction I offered.
• Ezekiel 5:13Then at last my anger will be spent, and I will be satisfied. And when my fury against them has subsided, all Israel will know that I, the Lord, have spoken to them in my jealous anger.
• Ezekiel 16:42“Then at last my fury against you will be spent, and my jealous anger will subside. I will be calm and will not be angry with you anymore.
• Ezekiel 21:17I, too, will clap my hands, and I will satisfy my fury. I, the Lord, have spoken!”
• Hebrews 10:13There he waits until his enemies are humbled and made a footstool under his feet.

Commentaries on Isaiah 1:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24Ah, I will ease me "Aha! I will be eased" - Anger, arising from a sense of injury and affront, especially from those who, from every consideration of duty and gratitude, ought to have behaved far otherwise, is an uneasy and painful sensation: and revenge, executed to the full on the offenders, removes that uneasiness, and consequently is pleasing and quieting, at least for the present. Ezekiel, Ezekiel 5:13, introduces God expressing himself in the same…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24Therefore saith the Lord … - The prophet having stated the guilt of the nation, proceeds to show the consequences of their crimes; or to foretell what would happen. The name of God is repeated, to attract attention; to fill the mind with awe; and to give emphasis to the solemn sentence which was about to be uttered. The Lord - אדון 'âdôn This word properly denotes master, lord, owner. Genesis 24:9: “lord over his whole house.” 1 Kings 16:24: “owner of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-31Verses 21-31 Neither holy cities nor royal ones are faithful to their trust, if religion does not dwell in them. Dross may shine like silver, and the wine that is mixed with water may still have the colour of wine. Those have a great deal to answer for, who do not help the oppressed, but oppress them. Men may do much by outward restraints; but only God works effectually by the influences of his Spirit, as a Spirit of Judgment. Sin is the worst captivity…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24The Lord GOD of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, was usually Israel’s protector (Isaiah 31:5). However, in this context, God was coming to take revenge against his own people. Their wickedness had turned them into his enemies and foes.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. Lord ... Lord--Adonai, Jehovah. mighty One of Israel--mighty to take vengeance, as before, to save. Ah--indignation. ease me--My long tried patience will find relief in at last punishing the guilty (Eze 5:13). God's language condescends to human conceptions.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 1:24

• Church
• God
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

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• Jacob, Israel
• Lord of Hosts
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• Eat
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Commentaries on Isaiah 1

• 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