Isaiah 51:22

Isaiah 51:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thus saith thy Lord the Lord, and thy God that pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of thine hand the cup of trembling, even the dregs of the cup of my fury; thou shalt no more drink it again:
• New International Version (NIV)This is what your Sovereign Lord says, your God, who defends his people: “See, I have taken out of your hand the cup that made you stagger; from that cup, the goblet of my wrath, you will never drink again.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Thus says your Lord, the Lord, your God who pleads the cause of his people: "Behold, I have taken from your hand the cup of staggering; the bowl of my wrath you shall drink no more;
• New King James Version (NKJV)Thus says your Lord, The Lord and your God, Who pleads the cause of His people: “See, I have taken out of your hand The cup of trembling, The dregs of the cup of My fury; You shall no longer drink it.

Context of Isaiah 51:22

20Thy sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as a wild bull in a net: they are full of the fury of Yhwh, the rebuke of thy God. 21Therefore hear now this, thou afflicted, and drunken, but not with wine: Thus saith thy Lord Yhwh, and thy God that pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of thine hand the cup of trembling, even the dregs of the cup of my fury; thou shalt no more drink it again: 23But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; which have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over.

Isaiah 51:22 word by word

כֹּֽה־אָמַ֞ר אֲדֹנַ֣יִךְ יְהוָ֗ה וֵאלֹהַ֙יִךְ֙ יָרִ֣יב עַמּ֔וֹ הִנֵּ֥ה לָקַ֛חְתִּי מִיָּדֵ֖ךְ אֶת־כּ֣וֹס הַתַּרְעֵלָ֑ה אֶת־קֻבַּ֙עַת֙ כּ֣וֹס חֲמָתִ֔י לֹא־תוֹסִ֥יפִי לִשְׁתּוֹתָ֖הּ עֽוֹד׃Read the interlinear

• Thus saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• thy Lordאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
• Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• pleadethרִיבrîyb rûb · to contendH7378
• the cause of his peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• Behold, I have taken outלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• of thine handיָדyâd · handH3027
• the cupכּוֹסkôs · cupH3563
• of tremblingתַּרְעֵלָהtar‛êlâh · reelingH8653
• the dregsקֻבַּעַתqûbba‛ath · dregH6907
• of my furyחֵמָהchêmâh chêmâ' · rageH2534
• thou shalt no moreיָסַףyâsaph · to add: againH3254
• drink it againשָׁתָהshâthâh · to drinkH8354

Cross-references for Isaiah 51:22

• 1 Samuel 25:39And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be Yhwh, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for Yhwh hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to him to wife.
• Psalms 35:1Plead my cause, O Yhwh, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.
• Proverbs 22:23For Yhwh will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
• Jeremiah 50:34Their Redeemer is strong; Yhwh of Armies is his name: he shall throughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the land, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.
• Jeremiah 51:36Therefore thus saith Yhwh; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her springs dry.
• Joel 3:2I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.
• Micah 7:9I will bear the indignation of Yhwh, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness.
• Isaiah 51:17Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of Yhwh the cup of his fury; thou hast drunken the dregs of the cup of trembling, and wrung them out.
• Isaiah 54:7For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.
• Isaiah 62:8Yhwh hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy grain to be meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast laboured:
• Ezekiel 39:29Neither will I hide my face any more from them: for I have poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the Lord Yhwh.

Commentaries on Isaiah 51:22

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22I have taken out of thy hand the cup of trembling - (See the notes at Isaiah 51:17). This verse contains a promise that they would be delivered from the effect of the wrath of God, under which they had been suffering so long. Thou shalt no more drink it again - Thou shalt no more be subject to similar trials and calamities (see Isaiah 54:7-9). Probably the idea here is, not that Jerusalem would never be again destroyed, which would not be true, for it was…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-23Verses 17-23 God calls upon his people to mind the things that belong to their everlasting peace. Jerusalem had provoked God, and was made to taste the bitter fruits. Those who should have been her comforters, were their own tormentors. They have no patience by which to keep possesion of their own souls, nor any confidence in God's promise, by which to keep possession of its comfort. Thou art drunken, not as formerly, with the intoxicating cup of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22God will defend Israel, just as he did when Assyria attacked Jerusalem (Isaiah 38:6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. pleadeth ... cause--(Psa 35:1; Jr 50:34; Mi 7:9). no more drink it--(Is 54:7-9). This cannot apply to Israel after the return from Babylon, but only to them after their final restoration.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 51:22

• Cup
• Drunkenness

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Lord; the Lord
• Approach
• Dregs
• Drink, strong
• Loose
• Plead
• Rest
• Sword

Commentaries on Isaiah 51

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• 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