Isaiah 10:26

²⁴ Therefore this is what the Lord GOD of Hosts says: “O My people who dwell in Zion, do not fear Assyria, who strikes you with a rod and lifts his staff against you as the Egyptians did.

²⁵ For in just a little while My fury against you will subside, and My anger will turn to their destruction.”

And the LORD of Hosts will brandish a whip against them, as when He struck Midian at the rock of Oreb. He will raise His staff over the sea, as He did in Egypt.

²⁷ On that day the burden will be lifted from your shoulders, and the yoke from your neck. The yoke will be broken because your neck will be too large.

²⁸ Assyria has entered Aiath and passed through Migron, storing their supplies at Michmash.

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: And the LORD of Hosts will brandish a whip against them, as when He struck Midian at the rock of Oreb. He will raise His staff over the sea, as He did in Egypt.
KJV: And the LORD of hosts shall stir 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.
WEB: The LORD of Armies will stir up a scourge against him, as in the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb. His rod will be over the sea, and he will lift it up like he did against Egypt.
ASV: And Jehovah of hosts will stir up against him a scourge, as in the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb: and his rod will be over the sea, and he will lift it up after the manner of Egypt.
DARBY: And Jehovah of hosts will stir up a scourge against him, according to the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb; and his rod [shall be] upon the sea, and he will lift it up after the manner of Egypt.
BLB: And YHWH of Hosts will stir up against him a whip, like the striking of Midian at the rock of Oreb; and [as] His rod [was] over the sea, so will He lift it up in the manner of Egypt.

ÅB: Og Herren, hærskarenes Gud, skal svinge en svepe over ham, som da han slo Midian ved Orebs klippe, og hans stav skal være rakt ut over havet, og han skal løfte den på samme vis som i Egypt.
OTB: Hærskarenes Herre vil svinge en pisk mot dem, som han gjorde da han slo Midian ved Oreb-klippen; og han vil løfte sin stav over havet, som han gjorde i Egypt.
B1930: Og Herren, hærskarenes Gud, skal svinge en svepe over ham, som da han slo Midian ved Orebs klippe, og hans stav skal være rakt ut over havet, og han skal løfte den på samme vis som i Egypten.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Isaiah 9:4
For as in the day of Midian You have shattered the yoke of their burden, the bar across their shoulders, and the rod of their oppressor.
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Judges 7:25
They also captured Oreb and Zeeb, the two princes of Midian; and they killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb and Zeeb at the winepress of Zeeb. So they pursued the Midianites and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side of the Jordan.
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2 Kings 19:35
And that very night 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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Exodus 14:16
And as for you, lift up your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, so that the Israelites can go through the sea on dry ground.
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Revelation 11:18
The nations were enraged, and Your wrath has come. The time has come to judge the dead and to reward Your servants the prophets, as well as the saints and those who fear Your name, both small and great— and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”
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Exodus 14:25–27
He caused their chariot wheels to wobble, so that they had difficulty driving. “Let us flee from the Israelites,” said the Egyptians, “for the LORD is fighting for them against Egypt!”
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Psalms 83:11
Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
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Psalms 106:10–11
He saved them from the hand that hated them; He redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
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