Isaiah 10 - Compare Translations
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Isaiah 10:1
KJVWoe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed;
WEBWoe to those who decree unrighteous decrees, and to the writers who write oppressive decrees;
YLTWo [to] those decreeing decrees of iniquity, And writers who have prescribed perverseness.
Isaiah 10:2
KJVTo turn 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!
WEBto deprive the needy from justice, and to rob the poor among my people of their rights, that widows may be their plunder, and that they may make the fatherless their prey!
YLTTo turn aside from judgment the poor, And to take violently away the judgment Of the afflicted of My people, That widows may be their prey, That the fatherless they may spoil.
Isaiah 10:3
KJVAnd 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?
WEBWhat will you do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which will come from afar? To whom will you flee for help? Where will you leave your wealth?
YLTAnd what do ye at a day of inspection? And at desolation? -- from afar it cometh. Near whom do ye flee for help? And where do ye leave your honour?
Isaiah 10:4
KJVWithout 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.
WEBThey will only bow down under the prisoners,
YLTWithout Me it hath bowed down In the place of a bound one, And in the place of the slain they fall. With all this not turned back hath His anger, And still His hand is stretched out.
Isaiah 10:5
KJVO Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation.
WEBAlas Assyrian, the rod of my anger, the staff in whose hand is my indignation!
YLTWo [to] Asshur, a rod of Mine anger, And a staff in their hand [is] Mine indignation.
Isaiah 10:6
KJVI will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
WEBI will send him against a profane nation, and against the people who anger me I will give him a command to take the plunder and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
YLTAgainst a profane nation I send him, And concerning a people of My wrath I charge him, To spoil spoil, and to seize prey, And to make it a treading-place as the clay of out places.
Isaiah 10:7
KJVHowbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few.
WEBHowever he doesn’t mean so, neither does his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy, and to cut off not a few nations.
YLTAnd he -- he thinketh not so, And his heart reckoneth not so, For -- to destroy [is] in his heart, And to cut off nations not a few.
Isaiah 10:8
KJVFor he saith, Are not my princes altogether kings?
WEBFor he says, “Aren’t all of my princes kings?
YLTFor he saith, `Are not my princes altogether kings?
Isaiah 10:9
KJVIs not Calno as Carchemish? is not Hamath as Arpad? is not Samaria as Damascus?
WEBIsn’t Calno like Carchemish? Isn’t Hamath like Arpad? Isn’t Samaria like Damascus?”
YLTIs not Calno as Carchemish? Is not Hamath as Arpad? Is not Samaria as Damascus?
Isaiah 10:10
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Isaiah 10:11
KJVShall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols?
WEBshall I not, as I have done to Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols?
YLTDo I not -- as I have done to Samaria, And to her worthless things, So do to Jerusalem and to her grievous things?
Isaiah 10:12
KJVWherefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks.
WEBTherefore it will happen that, when the Lord has performed his whole work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the willful proud heart of the king of Assyria, and the insolence of his arrogant looks.
YLTAnd it hath come to pass, When the Lord doth fulfil all His work In mount Zion and in Jerusalem, I see concerning the fruit of the greatness Of the heart of the king of Asshur. And concerning the glory of the height of his eyes.
Isaiah 10:13
KJVFor 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 a valiant man:
WEBFor he has said, “By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I have understanding: and I have removed the boundaries of the peoples, and have robbed their treasures. Like a valiant man I have brought down their rulers.
YLTFor he hath said, `By the power of my hand I have wrought, And by my wisdom, for I have been intelligent, And I remove borders of the peoples, And their chief ones I have spoiled, And I put down as a mighty one the inhabitants,
Isaiah 10:14
KJVAnd 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.
WEBMy hand has found the riches of the peoples like a nest, and like one gathers eggs that are abandoned, I have gathered all the earth. There was no one who moved their wing, or that opened their mouth, or chirped.”
YLTAnd my hand as to a nest Getteth to the wealth of the peoples, And as a gathering of forsaken eggs All the earth I -- I have gathered, And there hath not been one moving wing, Or opening mouth, or whispering.'
Isaiah 10:15
KJVShall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood.
WEBShould an ax brag against him who chops with it? Should a saw exalt itself above him who saws with it? As if a rod should lift those who lift it up, or as if a staff should lift up someone who is not wood.
YLT-- Doth the axe glorify itself Against him who is hewing with it? Doth the saw magnify itself Against him who is shaking it? As a rod waving those lifting it up! As a staff lifting up that which is not wood!
Isaiah 10:16
KJVTherefore shall the Lord, the Lord of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory he shall kindle a burning like the burning of a fire.
WEBTherefore the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, will send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory a burning will be kindled like the burning of fire.
YLTTherefore doth the Lord, the Lord of Hosts, Send among his fat ones leanness, And under his honour He kindleth a burning As the burning of a fire.
Isaiah 10:17
KJVAnd the 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;
WEBThe light of Israel will be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame; and it will burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day.
YLTAnd the light of Israel hath been for a fire, And his Holy One for a flame, And it hath burned, and devoured his thorn And his brier in one day.
Isaiah 10:18
KJVAnd shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body: and they shall be as when a standard-bearer fainteth.
WEBHe will consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body. It will be as when a standard bearer faints.
YLTAnd the honour of his forest, and his fruitful field, From soul even unto flesh He doth consume, And it hath been as the fainting of a standard-bearer.
Isaiah 10:19
KJVAnd the rest of the trees of his forest shall be few, that a child may write them.
WEBThe remnant of the trees of his forest shall be few, so that a child could write their number.
YLTAnd the rest of the trees of his forest [are] few, And a youth doth write them.
Isaiah 10:20
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Isaiah 10:21
KJVThe remnant shall return, even the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty God.
WEBA remnant will return, even the remnant of Jacob, to the mighty God.
YLTA remnant returneth -- a remnant of Jacob, Unto the Mighty God.
Isaiah 10:22
KJVFor though thy people Israel be as the sand of the sea, yet a remnant of them shall return: the consumption decreed shall overflow with righteousness.
WEBFor though your people, Israel, are like the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them will return. A destruction is determined, overflowing with righteousness.
YLTFor though thy people Israel be as the sand of the sea, A remnant doth return of it, A consumption determined, Overflowing [with] righteousness.
Isaiah 10:23
KJVFor the Lord God of hosts shall make a consumption, even determined, in the midst of all the land.
WEBFor the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, will make a full end, and that determined, throughout all the earth.
YLTFor a consumption that is determined, The Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, Is making in the midst of all the land.
Isaiah 10:24
KJVTherefore thus saith the Lord God of hosts, O my people that dwellest in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrian: he shall smite thee with a rod, and shall lift up his staff against thee, after the manner of Egypt.
WEBTherefore the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, says “My people who dwell in Zion, don’t be afraid of the Assyrian, though he strike you with the rod, and lift up his staff against you, as Egypt did.
YLTTherefore, thus said the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, `Be not afraid, my people, inhabiting Zion, because of Asshur, With a rod he doth smite thee, And his staff lifteth up against thee, in the way of Egypt.
Isaiah 10:25
KJVFor yet a very little while, and the indignation shall cease, and mine anger in their destruction.
WEBFor yet a very little while, and the indignation against you will be accomplished, and my anger will be directed to his destruction.”
YLTFor yet a very little, And the indignation hath been completed, And Mine anger by their wearing out.
Isaiah 10:26
KJVAnd 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.
WEBYahweh 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.
YLTAnd awaking for him is Jehovah of Hosts, A scourge like the smiting of Midian at the rock Oreb, And his rod [is] over the sea, And he hath lifted it in the way of Egypt.
Isaiah 10:27
KJVAnd it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.
WEBIt will happen in that day, that his burden will depart from off your shoulder, and his yoke from off your neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing oil.
YLTAnd it hath come to pass, in that day, Turned is his burden from off thy shoulder, And his yoke from off thy neck, And destroyed hath been the yoke, because of prosperity.
Isaiah 10:28
KJVHe is come to Aiath, he is passed to Migron; at Michmash he hath laid up his carriages:
WEBHe has come to Aiath. He has passed through Migron. At Michmash he stores his baggage.
YLTHe hath come in against Aiath, He hath passed over into Migron, At Michmash he looketh after his vessels.
Isaiah 10:29
KJVThey are gone over the passage: they have taken up their lodging at Geba; Ramah is afraid; Gibeah of Saul is fled.
WEBThey have gone over the pass. They have taken up their lodging at Geba. Ramah trembles. Gibeah of Saul has fled.
YLTThey have gone over the passage, Geba they have made a lodging place, Trembled hath Rama, Gibeah of Saul fled.
Isaiah 10:30
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Isaiah 10:31
KJVMadmenah is removed; the inhabitants of Gebim gather themselves to flee.
WEBMadmenah is a fugitive. The inhabitants of Gebim flee for safety.
YLTFled away hath Madmenah, The inhabitants of the high places have hardened themselves.
Isaiah 10:32
KJVAs yet shall he remain at Nob that day: he shall shake his hand against the mount of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.
WEBThis very day he will halt at Nob. He shakes his hand at the mountain of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.
YLTYet to-day in Nob to remain, Wave its hand doth the mount of the daughter of Zion, The hill of Jerusalem.
Isaiah 10:33
KJVBehold, 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.
WEBBehold, the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, will lop the boughs with terror. The tall will be cut down, and the lofty will be brought low.
YLTLo, the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, Is lopping a branch with violence, And the high of stature are cut down, And the lofty are become low,
Isaiah 10:34
KJVAnd he shall cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.
WEBHe will cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon will fall by the Mighty One.
YLTAnd He hath gone round the thickets of the forest with iron, And Lebanon by a mighty one falleth!
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