📖 Isaiah — Chapter 10 (KJV)
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Isaiah 10:1 RWoe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and Tthat write grievousness which they have prescribed;
Isaiah 10:2 To Rturn 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!
Isaiah 10:3 RAnd what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory?
Isaiah 10:4 RWithout me they shall bow down under the prisoners, and they shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
Isaiah 10:5 RTO Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, Tand the staff in their hand is mine indignation.
Isaiah 10:6 I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath Rwill I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to Ttread them down like the mire of the streets.
Isaiah 10:7 Howbeit Rhe meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few.
Isaiah 10:8 RFor he saith, Are not my princes altogether kings?
Isaiah 10:9 Is not RCalno as Carchemish? is not Hamath as Arpad? is not Samaria as Damascus?
Isaiah 10:10 As my hand hath found Rthe kingdoms of the idols, and whose graven images did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria;
Isaiah 10:11 Shall I not, Ras I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols?
Isaiah 10:12 Wherefore it shall come to pass, that Rwhen the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will Tpunish the fruit of the Tstout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks.
Isaiah 10:13 RFor he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like Ta valiant man:
Isaiah 10:14 RAnd my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.
Isaiah 10:15 Shall Rthe axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if Tthe rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up Titself, as if it were no wood.
Isaiah 10:16 Therefore shall the Lord, Rthe Lord of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory he shall kindle a burning like the burning of a fire.
Isaiah 10:17 And Rthe light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day;
Isaiah 10:18 And shall Rconsume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, Tboth soul and body: and they shall be as when a standard-bearer fainteth.
Isaiah 10:19 And the rest of the trees of his forest shall be RTfew, that a child may write them.
Isaiah 10:20 And it shall come to pass in that day, that Rthe remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again stay upon him that smote them; but shall stay upon the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.
Isaiah 10:21 The remnant shall Rreturn, even the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty God.
Isaiah 10:22 For Rthough thy people Israel be as the sand of the sea, yet a remnant Tof them shall return: the consumption decreed shall overflow Twith righteousness.
Isaiah 10:23 For the Lord GOD of hosts shall make a consumption, even Rdetermined, in the midst of all the land.
Isaiah 10:24 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, RO my people that dwellest in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrian: he shall smite thee with a rod, Tand shall lift up his staff against thee, after the manner of Egypt.
Isaiah 10:25 RFor yet a very little while, and the indignation shall cease, and mine anger in their destruction.
Isaiah 10:26 And the LORD of hosts shall Rstir up a scourge for him according to the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb: and as his rod was upon the sea, so shall he lift it up after the manner of Egypt.
Isaiah 10:27 And it shall come to pass in that day, that Rhis burden shall Tbe taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.
Isaiah 10:28 He is come to RAiath, he is passed to Migron; at Michmash he hath laid up his carriages:
Isaiah 10:29 They are gone over Rthe passage: they have taken up their lodging at Geba; Ramah is afraid; Gibeah of Saul is fled.
Isaiah 10:30 TLift up thy voice, O daughter of RGallim: cause it to be heard unto Laish, O poor Anathoth.
Isaiah 10:31 RMadmenah is removed; the inhabitants of Gebim gather themselves to flee.
Isaiah 10:32 As yet shall he remain at RNob that day: he shall shake his hand against the mount of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.
Isaiah 10:33 Behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, shall Rlop the bough with terror: and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the haughty shall be humbled.
Isaiah 10:34 And he shall Rcut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall Tby a mighty one.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Isaiah 10:1–12 — Unjust decrees and an accountable empire
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Laws harming the poor are condemned. Assyria serves as an instrument of judgment but pursues its own arrogant destruction, bringing its ruler under judgment too.
Key Truth: Power remains accountable to God.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “Woe unto them that ____ unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed;” (Isaiah 10:1)
Find it in Isaiah 10:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his ____ think so; but it is in his heart to destroy …” (Isaiah 10:7)
Find it in Isaiah 10:7 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “____ it shall come to pass, that when the Lord hath …” (Isaiah 10:12)
Find it in Isaiah 10:12 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Isaiah 10:13–23 — The tool cannot boast over its Maker
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Assyria boasts in conquest, but axe and saw images expose borrowed power. A remnant returns to the mighty God amid determined judgment.
Key Truth: Do not boast in entrusted power.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “… of my hand I have done it, and by my ____ ; for I am prudent: and I have removed the …” (Isaiah 10:13)
Find it in Isaiah 10:13 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “… glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both ____ and body: and they shall be as when a standard-bearer …” (Isaiah 10:18)
Find it in Isaiah 10:18 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “For the ____ GOD of hosts shall make a consumption, even determined, in …” (Isaiah 10:23)
Find it in Isaiah 10:23 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Isaiah 10:24–34 — Assyria’s advance will not be final
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Zion is told not to fear the Assyrian without hope. The enemy’s terrifying approach ends in a forest image of lofty power cut down.
Key Truth: God can bring proud power low.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “Therefore ____ saith the Lord GOD of hosts, O my people that …” (Isaiah 10:24)
Find it in Isaiah 10:24 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “They are ____ over the passage: they have taken up their lodging at …” (Isaiah 10:29)
Find it in Isaiah 10:29 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “And he shall cut ____ the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall …” (Isaiah 10:34)
Find it in Isaiah 10:34 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Isaiah 2:12 — The Lord’s day confronts what is proud and lifted up.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
Where must you use power with greater humility?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. What kind of lawmaking receives the woe?
2. What role does Assyria receive in the LORD’s declaration?
3. What do axe and saw challenge?
4. How will the remnant’s reliance change?
5. What deliverance is pictured through shoulder and neck?
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