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Isaiah 33:10

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“Now I will arise,” says the LORD. “Now I will lift Myself up. Now I will be exalted.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

Now will I arise, saith Jehovah; now will I lift up myself; now will I be exalted.

KJV

Now will I rise, saith the Lord; now will I be exalted; now will I lift up myself.

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This verse in Isaiah 33

Commentary

6 notes on this verse
Now - This verse commences another transition. In the previous verses, the desolation of the land had been described, and the hopelessness of obtaining any terms of favor from Sennacherib, or of binding him to any compact, bad been stated. In this state of things, when inevitable ruin seemed to be coming upon the nation, God said that he would interpose. Will I rise - To vengeance; or to punish the invading host. The emphasis in this passage should be placed on ‘I,’ indicating that Yahweh would himself do what could not be effected by people.

This site's exposition

Now I will arise

on Isaiah 33:10-12

The LORD answers the ruin with His own rising: "Now I will arise". He tells the enemy, "You conceive chaff; you give birth to stubble". Matthew Henry read "The peoples will be burned to ashes, like thorns cut down and set ablaze" as swift and total destruction.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

A commentator

Jerome

Commentary on Isaiah · Written before 420.

proposed

(Verse 7 and following) Behold, those who see will cry out: The angels of peace will weep bitterly. The roads are abandoned, the passer-by has ceased on the path, the pact has become void, cities have been thrown down, men have not been regarded. The land has mourned and languished, Lebanon is confused and darkened, Sharon has become like a desert, and Bashan and Carmel have been shaken.

The Medieval Church1 voice

A commentator

Thomas Aquinas

Commentary on Isaiah · Written before 1274.

proposed

721. Second, he sets out divine resistance to his efforts: now will I rise up. And concerning this, he sets out three things. On the part of God, the intention of resisting: now, namely, after he has done such evils, will I rise up, against …

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

Encouragement to God's People. 13 Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near, acknowledge my might. 14 The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites.

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How the passage was read

What the Jewish commentators add

Now I will rise Because of the many evils the enemy perpetrated against My people, I will no longer restrain Myself; now I will rise, be raised and be exalted.
Rashi: France, 1040–1105 · Rashi on Isaiah 33:10:1, via Sefaria, The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg
1 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
chaff (חֲשַׁשׁ) a kind of chaff, something that is easily ignited.
Rashi: France, 1040–1105 · Rashi on Isaiah 33:11:1, via Sefaria, The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg

This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.

Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 3 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.

The words behind it

8 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • עַתָּ֥הnow

    ʾatahH6258 →433 times

  • אָק֖וּםI will arise

    ʾakumH6965 →628 times

  • יֹאמַ֣רhe says

    yomarH559 →5305 times

  • יְהוָ֑הYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • עַתָּה֙now

    ʾatahH6258 →433 times

  • אֵֽרוֹמָ֔םI will exalt myself

    ʾeromamH7311 →190 times

  • עַתָּ֖הnow

    ʾatahH6258 →433 times

  • אֶנָּשֵֽׂא׃I will lift myself up

    ʾenase'H5375 →656 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Psalms 12:5“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”22 worksPsalms 102:13–18You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor— the appointed time has come.7 worksPsalms 7:6Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; rise up against the fury of my enemies. Awake, my God, and ordain judgment.5 worksIsaiah 42:13–14The LORD goes forth like a mighty one; He stirs up His zeal like a warrior. He shouts; yes, He roars in triumph over His enemies:4 worksIsaiah 59:16–17He saw that there was no man; He was amazed that there was no one to intercede. So His own arm brought salvation, and His own righteousness sustained Him.4 worksAmos 6:1Woe to those at ease in Zion and those secure on Mount Samaria, the distinguished ones of the foremost nation, to whom the house of Israel comes.4 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
Isaiah 30:17–18A thousand will flee at the threat of one; at the threat of five you will all flee, until you are left alone like a pole on a mountaintop, like a banner on a hill.4 worksExodus 15:9–12The enemy declared, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.’3 worksPsalms 46:10“Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth.”3 worksDeuteronomy 32:36–43For the LORD will vindicate His people and have compassion on His servants when He sees that their strength is gone and no one remains, slave or free.3 worksPsalms 78:65Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, like a mighty warrior overcome by wine.3 worksIsaiah 10:16Therefore 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.3 worksExodus 14:18The Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I am honored through Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen.”3 worksIsaiah 10:33Behold, 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.3 worksZephaniah 3:8Therefore wait for Me,” declares the LORD, “until the day I rise to testify. For My decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them My indignation—all My burning anger. For all the earth will be consumed by the fire of My jealousy.3 worksPsalms 10:12Arise, O LORD! Lift up Your hand, O God! Do not forget the helpless.3 worksIsaiah 2:21They will flee to caverns in the rocks and crevices in the cliffs, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.2 worksDaniel 5:23Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as you drank wine from them with your nobles, wives, and concubines, you praised your gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. But you have failed to glorify the God who holds in His hand your very breath and all your ways.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each 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

    Psalms 12:5

    “For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”

    it leads to

    • Psalms 34:6

      This poor man called out, and the LORD heard him; He saved him from all his troubles.

    • Proverbs 14:31

      Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.

    • James 5:4

      Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.

    • Psalms 146:7–8

      He executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free,

    • Micah 7:8–9

      Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.

  • Through

    Amos 6:1

    Woe to those at ease in Zion and those secure on Mount Samaria, the distinguished ones of the foremost nation, to whom the house of Israel comes.

    it leads to

    • James 5:5

      You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter.

    • Isaiah 32:9–11

      Stand up, you complacent women; listen to me. Give ear to my word, you overconfident daughters.

    • Luke 12:17–20

      So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’

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About Isaiah

The Prophet Isaiah, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
The Prophet Isaiah, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Isaiah: the study guide →Read Isaiah 33 →

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; 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.

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