New Living Translation
Isaiah 42:25
25Therefore, he poured out his fury on them and destroyed them in battle. They were enveloped in flames, but they still refused to understand. They were consumed by fire, but they did not learn their lesson.
Isaiah 42:25 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart.
- New International Version (NIV)So he poured out on them his burning anger, the violence of war. It enveloped them in flames, yet they did not understand; it consumed them, but they did not take it to heart.
- English Standard Version (ESV)So he poured on him the heat of his anger and the might of battle; it set him on fire all around, but he did not understand; it burned him up, but he did not take it to heart.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore He has poured on him the fury of His anger And the strength of battle; It has set him on fire all around, Yet he did not know; And it burned him, Yet he did not take it to heart.
Context of Isaiah 42:25
23Who will hear these lessons from the past and see the ruin that awaits you in the future? 24Who allowed Israel to be robbed and hurt? It was the Lord, against whom we sinned, for the people would not walk in his path, nor would they obey his law. Therefore, he poured out his fury on them and destroyed them in battle. They were enveloped in flames, but they still refused to understand. They were consumed by fire, but they did not learn their lesson.
Read all of Isaiah 42Isaiah 42:25 word by word
וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֤ךְ עָלָיו֙ חֵמָ֣ה אַפּ֔וֹ וֶעֱז֖וּז מִלְחָמָ֑ה וַתְּלַהֲטֵ֤הוּ מִסָּבִיב֙ וְלֹ֣א יָדָ֔ע וַתִּבְעַר־בּ֖וֹ וְלֹא־יָשִׂ֥ים עַל־לֵֽב׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Therefore he hath pouredשָׁפַךְshâphak · to pour: pourH8210
- upon him the furyחֵמָהchêmâh chêmâ' · rageH2534
- of his angerאַף'aph · face: angerH639
- and the strengthעֱזוּז‛ĕzûz · strengthH5807
- of battleמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
- and it hath set him on fireלָהַטlâhaţ · to kindleH3857
- round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
- yet he knewיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
- not; and it burnedבָּעַרbâ‛ar · to burn: burnH1197
- him, yet he laidשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: considerH7760
- not to heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
Cross-references for Isaiah 42:25
- Leviticus 26:15and if you break my covenant by rejecting my decrees, treating my regulations with contempt, and refusing to obey my commands,
- Deuteronomy 32:22For my anger blazes forth like fire and burns to the depths of the grave. It devours the earth and all its crops and ignites the foundations of the mountains.
- Psalms 79:5O Lord, how long will you be angry with us? Forever? How long will your jealousy burn like fire?
- Ezekiel 7:8Soon I will pour out my fury on you and unleash my anger against you. I will call you to account for all your detestable sins.
- Ezekiel 20:34And in anger I will reach out with my strong hand and powerful arm, and I will bring you back from the lands where you are scattered.
- Ezekiel 22:21I will gather you together and blow the fire of my anger upon you,
- Nahum 1:6Who can stand before his fierce anger? Who can survive his burning fury? His rage blazes forth like fire, and the mountains crumble to dust in his presence.
- Revelation 16:1Then I heard a mighty voice from the Temple say to the seven angels, “Go your ways and pour out on the earth the seven bowls containing God’s wrath.”
- 2 Kings 25:9He burned down the Temple of the Lord, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem. He destroyed all the important buildings in the city.
- Isaiah 9:13For after all this punishment, the people will still not repent. They will not seek the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
- Jeremiah 5:3Lord, you are searching for honesty. You struck your people, but they paid no attention. You crushed them, but they refused to be corrected. They are determined, with faces set like stone; they have refused to repent.
- Hosea 7:9Worshiping foreign gods has sapped their strength, but they don’t even know it. Their hair is gray, but they don’t realize they’re old and weak.
- Revelation 9:18One-third of all the people on earth were killed by these three plagues—by the fire and smoke and burning sulfur that came from the mouths of the horses.
- Revelation 16:9Everyone was burned by this blast of heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had control over all these plagues. They did not repent of their sins and turn to God and give him glory.
- Isaiah 57:11“Are you afraid of these idols? Do they terrify you? Is that why you have lied to me and forgotten me and my words? Is it because of my long silence that you no longer fear me?
- Malachi 2:2Listen to me and make up your minds to honor my name,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, “or I will bring a terrible curse against you. I will curse even the blessings you receive. Indeed, I have already cursed them, because you have not taken my warning to heart.
Commentaries on Isaiah 42:25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25The fury of his anger "The heat of his wrath" - For חמה chammah, the Bodl. MS. has חמת chammath, in regimine, more regularly. It hath set him on fire round about - So thoroughly hardened are the Jewish people, that they are represented as being in a house on fire, and even scorched with the flames, without perceiving their danger, or feeling that they are hurt! What a picture of mental induration! and this is their state to the present day. But by whom…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger - His righteous indignation in the overturning of their nation, the destruction of their temple and city, and in carrying them captive into a distant land. And it hath set him on fire - That is, the fury of Yahweh kindled the flame of war all around the Jewish nation, and spread desolation everywhere. Yet he knew not - They refused to attend to it, and lay it to heart. They pursued their ways of…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-25Verses 18-25 Observe the call given to this people, and the character given of them. Multitudes are ruined for want of observing that which they cannot but see; they perish, not through ignorance, but carelessness. The Lord is well-pleased in the making known his own righteousness. For their sins they were spoiled of all their possessions. This fully came to pass in the destruction of the Jewish nation. There is no resisting, nor escaping God's anger. See…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25Generation after generation of Israelites did not learn their lesson, even when God disciplined them through military defeat.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. him--Israel (Is 42:24). strength of battle--violence of war. it--the battle or war (compare Is 10:16). knew not--knew not the lesson of repentance which the judgment was intended to teach (Is 5:13; 9:13; Jr 5:3).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 42
- 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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