Isaiah 10:20
in Isaiah 10On that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will no longer depend on him who struck them, but they will truly rely on the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and they that are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again lean upon him that smote them, but shall lean upon Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.
KJV
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again stay upon him that smote them; but shall stay upon the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.
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This verse in Isaiah 10
Commentary
7 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
And it shall come to pass - The prophet proceeds to state the effect on the Jews, of the judgment that would overtake the army of the Assyrian. One of those effects, as stated in this verse, would be, that they would be led to see that it was in vain to look to the Assyrians any more for aid, or to form any further alliance with them, but that they should trust in the Lord alone. The remnant of Israel - Those that would be left after the Assyrian had invaded and desolated the land.
This site's exposition
On that day the remnant
on Isaiah 10:20-21
The remnant of Israel will "truly rely on the LORD," no longer on the one who struck them. This is the name of Shear-jashub made prophecy, whose name means a remnant will return. Verse 21 repeats the name inside one line: "A remnant will return" to "the Mighty God."
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 20 onwards) And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel shall no more stay upon him that smote them, but shall stay upon the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, in truth. The remnant shall return, even the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty God. For 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. For the Lord God of hosts will make a consummation and an abbreviation in the midst of all the land.
The Medieval Church1 voice
Second, the effect on the people: and it shall come to pass, as to three things in which they offended, namely, in their trust in the nations: upon him that strikes them, because even those from whom they sought help sometimes afflicted them, they that …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And it shall come to pass in that day,....
Great encouragement given to them not to fear this threatening storm, but to hope that, though for the present all the country was put into a great consternation by it, yet it would end well, in the destruction of this formidable enemy,
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
The effect on the "remnant" (contrasted with the Assyrian remnant, Isa 10:19); namely, those who shall be left after the invasion of Sennacherib, will be a return from dependence on external idolatrous nations, as Assyria and Egypt (2Ki 18:21;
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The words behind it
20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהָיָ֣ה׀ | vehayah | and it will be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| בַּיּ֣וֹם | baiyom | in the day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| הַה֗וּא | hahu' | <the> that | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יוֹסִ֨יף | yosif | it will repeat | H3254 → | 212 times |
| ע֜וֹד | od | again | H5750 → | 490 times |
| שְׁאָ֤ר | shear | [the] remnant of | H7605 → | 26 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| וּפְלֵיטַ֣ת | ufeleitat | and [the] escaped remnant of | H6413 → | 28 times |
| בֵּֽית־ | beit- | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| יַעֲקֹ֔ב | yaako | Jacob | H3290 → | 350 times |
| לְהִשָּׁעֵ֖ן | lehishaen | to depend | H8172 → | 22 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| מַכֵּ֑הוּ | makehu | [the] [one who] struck it | H5221 → | 499 times |
| וְנִשְׁעַ֗ן | venishan | and it will depend | H8172 → | 22 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יְהוָ֛ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| קְד֥וֹשׁ | kedoosh | [the] holy [one] of | H6918 → | 116 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| בֶּאֱמֶֽת׃ | beemet | in truth | H571 → | 127 times |
וְהָיָ֣ה׀and it will be
vehayahH1961 →3559 times
בַּיּ֣וֹםin the day
baiyomH3117 →2304 times
הַה֗וּא<the> that
hahu'H1931 →1879 times
לֹֽא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
יוֹסִ֨יףit will repeat
yosifH3254 →212 times
ע֜וֹדagain
odH5750 →490 times
שְׁאָ֤ר[the] remnant of
shearH7605 →26 times
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israel
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
וּפְלֵיטַ֣תand [the] escaped remnant of
ufeleitatH6413 →28 times
בֵּֽית־[the] house of
beit-H1004 →2046 times
יַעֲקֹ֔בJacob
yaakoH3290 →350 times
לְהִשָּׁעֵ֖ןto depend
lehishaenH8172 →22 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
מַכֵּ֑הוּ[the] [one who] struck it
makehuH5221 →499 times
וְנִשְׁעַ֗ןand it will depend
venishanH8172 →22 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
יְהוָ֛הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
קְד֥וֹשׁ[the] holy [one] of
kedooshH6918 →116 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
בֶּאֱמֶֽת׃in truth
beemetH571 →127 times
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
Isaiah 50:10Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of His Servant? Who among you walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD; let him…
it leads to
- John 12:46
I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.
- Micah 7:7–9
But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
- Isaiah 26:3–4
You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.
- John 8:12
Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
- Psalms 23:4
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
- John 12:46
Through
2 Kings 16:7So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me from the hands of the kings of Aram and Israel, who are…
it leads to
- 2 Kings 15:29
In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and he took the people…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Kings 15:29
Through
2 Chronicles 28:20Then Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came to Ahaz but afflicted him rather than strengthening him.
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 5:26
So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria) to take the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. And…
- Isaiah 30:16
“No,” you say, “we will flee on horses.” Therefore you will flee! “We will ride swift horses,” but your pursuers will be faster.
- 1 Chronicles 5:26
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Book of Isaiah; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Isaiah.