Isaiah 9:10
8 The Lord has sent a message against Jacob, and it has fallen upon Israel.
9 All the people will know it— Ephraim and the dwellers of Samaria. With pride and arrogance of heart they will say:
“The bricks have fallen, but we will rebuild with finished stone; the sycamores have been felled, but we will replace them with cedars.”
11 The LORD has raised up the foes of Rezin against him and joined his enemies together.
12 Aram from the east and Philistia from the west have devoured Israel with open mouths. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- “The bricks have fallen, but we will rebuild with finished stone; the sycamores have been felled, but we will replace them with cedars.”
- KJV
- The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the sycomores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars.
- WEB
- “The bricks have fallen, but we will build with cut stone. The sycamore fig trees have been cut down, but we will put cedars in their place.”
- ASV
- The bricks are fallen, but we will build with hewn stone; the sycomores are cut down, but we will put cedars in their place.
- DARBY
- The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones; the sycamore trees are cut down, but we will replace them with cedars.
- BLB
- “The bricks have fallen down, and with hewn stone we will rebuild; the sycamores are cut down, and with cedars we will replace [them].”
- ÅB
- Steiner av leire er falt, men med hugne steiner vil vi bygge opp igjen; morbærtrær er hugget ned, men sedertrær vil vi sette i stedet.
- OTB
- "Mursteinene har falt, men vi vil bygge opp igjen med hugget stein; morbærtrærne er hogd ned, men vi vil erstatte dem med sedrer."
- B1930
- Stener av ler er falt, men med hugne stener vil vi bygge op igjen; morbærtrær er hugget ned, men sedertrær vil vi sette i stedet.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Malachi 1:4
Though Edom may say, “We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,” this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Land of Wickedness, and a people with whom the LORD is indignant forever.
Read in context1 Kings 10:27
The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.
Read in context1 Kings 7:9–12
All these buildings were constructed with costly stones, cut to size and trimmed with saws inside and out from the foundation to the eaves, and from the outside to the great courtyard.
Read in context