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Isaiah 10:7
7But 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.
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
5“What sorrow awaits Assyria, the rod of my anger. I use it as a club to express my anger. 6I am sending Assyria against a godless nation, against a people with whom I am angry. Assyria will plunder them, trampling them like dirt beneath its feet. 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. 8He will say, ‘Each of my princes will soon be a king. 9We destroyed Calno just as we did Carchemish. Hamath fell before us as Arpad did. And we destroyed Samaria just as we did Damascus.
Read all of Isaiah 10Isaiah 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 all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people.
- Micah 4:11Now many nations have gathered against you. “Let her be desecrated,” they say. “Let us see the destruction of Jerusalem.”
- Acts 2:23But God knew what would happen, and his prearranged plan was carried out when Jesus was betrayed. With the help of lawless Gentiles, you nailed him to a cross and killed him.
- Isaiah 36:18“Don’t let Hezekiah mislead you by saying, ‘The Lord will rescue us!’ Have the gods of any other nations ever saved their people from the king of Assyria?
- Isaiah 37:11You know perfectly well what the kings of Assyria have done wherever they have gone. They have completely destroyed everyone who stood in their way! Why should you be any different?
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
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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
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