Isaiah 10:33
31 Madmenah flees; the people of Gebim take refuge.
32 Yet today they will halt at Nob, shaking a fist at the mount of Daughter Zion, at the hill of Jerusalem.
Behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts will lop off the branches with terrifying power. The tall trees will be cut down, the lofty ones will be felled.
34 He will clear the forest thickets with an axe, and Lebanon will fall before the Mighty One.
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
- Behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts will lop off the branches with terrifying power. The tall trees will be cut down, the lofty ones will be felled.
- KJV
- Behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, shall lop the bough with terror: and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the haughty shall be humbled.
- WEB
- Behold, the Lord, GOD of Armies, will lop the boughs with terror. The tall will be cut down, and the lofty will be brought low.
- ASV
- Behold, the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, will lop the boughs with terror: and the high of stature shall be hewn down, and the lofty shall be brought low.
- DARBY
- Behold the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, shall lop the boughs with violence; and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the haughty shall be brought low;
- BLB
- Behold, the Lord YHWH of Hosts will lop off the bough with a crash; and those being high of stature will be cut down, and the high ones will be brought low.
- ÅB
- Se, Herren, Israels Gud, hærskarenes Gud, hugger av de løvrike greiner med forferdelig kraft, og de ranke, kneisende trær hugges ned, og de høye blir lave,
- OTB
- Se, Herren, hærskarenes Herre, vil hogge av grenene med stor kraft; de høye trærne vil bli felt, og de stolte vil bli brakt lavt.
- B1930
- Se, Herren, Israels Gud, hærskarenes Gud, hugger av de løvrike grener med forferdelig kraft, og de ranke, kneisende trær hugges ned, og de høie blir lave,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Amos 2:9
Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them, though his height was like that of the cedars, and he was as strong as the oaks. Yet I destroyed his fruit above and his roots below.
Read in contextIsaiah 37:38
One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place.
Read in contextDaniel 4:37
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and all His ways are just. And He is able to humble those who walk in pride.
Read in contextIsaiah 37:24–36
Through your servants you have taunted the Lord, and you have said: “With my many chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains, to the remote peaks of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the finest of its cypresses. I have reached its farthest heights, the densest of its forests.
Read in context2 Kings 19:21–37
This is the word that the LORD has spoken against him: ‘The Virgin Daughter of Zion despises you and mocks you; the Daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head behind you.
Read in context2 Chronicles 32:21
and the LORD sent an angel who annihilated every mighty man of valor and every leader and commander in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he withdrew to his own land in disgrace. And when he entered the temple of his god, some of his own sons struck him down with the sword.
Read in contextIsaiah 2:11–17
The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.
Read in contextIsaiah 10:16–19
Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts will send a wasting disease among Assyria’s stout warriors, and under his pomp will be kindled a fire like a burning flame.
Read in context