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Isaiah 10:19

Judgment

17 And the Light of Israel will become a fire, and its Holy One a flame. In a single day it will burn and devour Assyria’s thorns and thistles.

18 The splendor of its forests and orchards, both soul and body, it will completely destroy, as a sickness consumes a man.

The remaining trees of its forests will be so few that a child could count them.

20 On that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will no longer depend on him who struck them, but they will truly rely on the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.

21 A remnant will return —a remnant of Jacob— to the Mighty God.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
The remaining trees of its forests will be so few that a child could count them.
KJV
And the rest of the trees of his forest shall be few, that a child may write them.
WEB
The remnant of the trees of his forest shall be few, so that a child could write their number.
ASV
And the remnant of the trees of his forest shall be few, so that a child may write them.
DARBY
And the remainder of the trees of his forest shall be few: yea, a child might write them.
BLB
And the remnant of the trees of his forest will be so few that a child could count them!
ÅB
De trær som blir levnet av hans skog, skal lett kunne telles; et barn kan skrive dem opp.
OTB
De gjenværende trærne i hans skog vil være så få at et barn kan skrive dem ned.
B1930
De trær som blir levnet av hans skog, skal lett kunne telles; et barn kan skrive dem op.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 37:36

    Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!

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  • Isaiah 21:17

    The remaining archers, the warriors of Kedar, will be few.” For the LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken.

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