Isaiah 10:25
in Isaiah 10For in just a little while My fury against you will subside, and My anger will turn to their destruction.”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
For yet a very little while, and the indignation against thee shall be accomplished, and mine anger shall be directed to his destruction.
KJV
For yet a very little while, and the indignation shall cease, and mine anger in their destruction.
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This verse in Isaiah 10
Commentary
9 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
For yet a very little while - This is designed to console them with the hope of deliverance. The threatened invasion was brief and was soon ended by the pestilence that swept off the greater part of the army of the Assyrian. The indignation shall cease - The anger of God against his offending people shall come to an end; his purposes of chastisement shall be completed; and the land shall be delivered. In their destruction - על־תבליתם ‛al-tabelı̂ytām from בלה bâlâh, to wear out; to consume; to be annihilated.
This site's exposition
O My people who dwell
on Isaiah 10:24-27
The Lord tells His people "do not fear Assyria," for "in just a little while" His fury will subside. He recalls Midian struck "at the rock of Oreb." The yoke "will be broken because your neck will be too large," where the King James renders the Hebrew word as anointing.
This site's exposition
in just a little while
Barnes took this as comfort to Zion, for the invasion was short and ended by the pestilence that struck the Assyrian army. The anger of verse 5, first aimed at Israel, turns here to the destruction of Assyria. Aquinas read the little while in relation to eternity.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(v. 24 seqq.) Therefore thus says the Lord God of hosts: Do not fear, my people who dwell in Zion, from Assyria, who shall strike you with a rod and lift up his staff against you, as the Egyptians did. For yet a little while and my indignation will be fulfilled and my anger will be directed towards their wickedness. And the Lord of hosts will raise a whip against them, as he did against Midian at the rock of Oreb, and his staff against the sea, and he will lift it up in the manner of the Egyptians.
The Medieval Church1 voice
Second, the destruction of those who afflict them: for yet a little. Concerning which is first noted hastening: yet a little in relation to eternity or in relation to the time in which they will afflict them: very shortly I will pour out my wrath …
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
): Yet a very little while--a little, little while (so the word is), and the indignation shall cease, even my anger, which is the staff in their hand (
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — leading-punctuation
Whether they were the princes and judges of Israel of Judah, or both, that the prophet denounced this woe against, is not certain: if those of Israel, these verses are to be joined with the close of the foregoing chapter, which is probable enough, because the burden of that prophecy ( for all this his anger is not turned away ) is repeated here (
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — unbalanced-parens
For yet a very little while,....
1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
The indignation “Mine indignation” - Indignatio mea, Vulg. ἡ οργη, Sept. μου η οργη κατα σου, MS. Pachom. Μου ἡ οργη ἡ κατα σου, MS. 1. D. 2. So that זעמי zaami, or הזעם hazzaam, as one MS. has it, seems to be the true reading.
The words behind it
9 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כִּי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| ע֖וֹד | od | yet | H5750 → | 490 times |
| מְעַ֣ט | meat | a little of | H4592 → | 101 times |
| מִזְעָ֑ר | mizar | a little | H4213 → | 4 times |
| וְכָ֣לָה | vekhalah | and it will be finished | H3615 → | 208 times |
| זַ֔עַם | zaam | indignation | H2195 → | 22 times |
| וְאַפִּ֖י | veapi | and anger my | H639 → | 276 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | [will be] on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| תַּבְלִיתָֽם׃ | tavlitam | destruction their | H8399 → |
כִּי־for
ki-H3588 →4482 times
ע֖וֹדyet
odH5750 →490 times
מְעַ֣טa little of
meatH4592 →101 times
מִזְעָ֑רa little
mizarH4213 →4 times
וְכָ֣לָהand it will be finished
vekhalahH3615 →208 times
זַ֔עַםindignation
zaamH2195 →22 times
וְאַפִּ֖יand anger my
veapiH639 →276 times
עַל־[will be] on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
תַּבְלִיתָֽם׃destruction their
tavlitamH8399 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Hebrews 10:37For, “In just a little while, He who is coming will come and will not delay.
it leads to
- James 5:7–9
Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.
- Habakkuk 2:3–4
For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.
- Luke 18:8
I tell you, He will promptly carry out justice on their behalf. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?”
- Isaiah 26:20
Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourselves a little while until the wrath has passed.
- James 5:7–9
Through
2 Kings 19:35And 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…
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 32:21–22
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…
- 2 Samuel 24:16
But when the angel stretched out his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the LORD relented from the calamity and said to the angel who was destroying the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand now!” At that…
- 2 Chronicles 32:21–22
Through
Daniel 11:36Then the king will do as he pleases and will exalt and magnify himself above every god, and he will speak monstrous things against the God of gods. He will be successful until the…
it leads to
- Revelation 13:5–6
The beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant and blasphemous words, and authority to act for 42 months.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:4
He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.
- Revelation 13:5–6
Where this verse is studied
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About Isaiah
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Isaiah.