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Isaiah 10:16

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Isaiah 10:16 in Multiple Translations

Berean Standard Bible BSB

Therefore 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.

King James Version KJV

Therefore 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.

American Standard Version ASV

Therefore will the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory there shall be kindled a burning like the burning of fire.

Bible in Basic English BBE

For this cause the Lord, the Lord of armies, will make his fat become wasted; and in his inner parts a fire will be lighted like a burning flame.

Free Bible Version FBV

So the Lord, the Lord Almighty, will send a disease on the king of Assyria's strong warriors that will make them waste away; a flaming fire will be set under everything he's so proud of.

Geneva Bible 1599 GNV

Therefore shall the Lord God of hostes send amog his fat men, leannes, and vnder his glorie he shall kindle a burning, like the burning of fire.

Young's Literal Translation YLT

Therefore 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.

World English Bible WEB

Therefore the Lord, GOD of Armies, will send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory a burning will be kindled like the burning of fire.

Noah Webster Bible WBS

Therefore will the LORD, the LORD of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory he will kindle a burning like the burning of a fire.

Douay-Rheims 1899 DRV

Therefore the sovereign Lord, the Lord of hosts, shall send leanness among his fat ones: and under his glory shall be kindled a burning, as it were the burning of a fire.

Translation for Translators T4T

And I, the Commander of the armies of angels, will send a plague among the proud soldiers of Assyria; it will be like [MET] a fire that will kill them and get rid of their glory/wealth.

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Berean Amplified Bible — Isaiah 10:16

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Isaiah 10:16 Interlinear (Deep Study)

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HEB לָ֠/כֵן יְשַׁלַּ֨ח הָ/אָד֜וֹן יְהוָ֧ה צְבָא֛וֹת בְּ/מִשְׁמַנָּ֖י/ו רָז֑וֹן וְ/תַ֧חַת כְּבֹד֛/וֹ יֵקַ֥ד יְקֹ֖ד כִּ/יק֥וֹד אֵֽשׁ
לָ֠/כֵן kên H3651 right Prep | Adv
יְשַׁלַּ֨ח shâlach H7971 to send V-Piel-Imperf-3ms
הָ/אָד֜וֹן ʼâdôwn H113 lord Art | N-ms
יְהוָ֧ה Yᵉhôvâh H3068 The Lord N-proper
צְבָא֛וֹת tsâbâʼ H6635 army N-cp
בְּ/מִשְׁמַנָּ֖י/ו mashmân H4924 fat Prep | N-mp | Suff
רָז֑וֹן râzôwn H7332 leanness N-ms
וְ/תַ֧חַת tachath H8478 underneath Conj | Prep
כְּבֹד֛/וֹ kâbôwd H3519 glory N-cs | Suff
יֵקַ֥ד yâqad H3344 to burn V-Qal-Imperf-3ms
יְקֹ֖ד yᵉqôwd H3350 burning N-ms
כִּ/יק֥וֹד yᵉqôwd H3350 burning Prep | N-ms
אֵֽשׁ ʼêsh H784 fire N-cs
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Hebrew Word Reference — Isaiah 10:16

לָ֠/כֵן kên H3651 "right" Prep | Adv
In the Bible, this Hebrew word means 'so' or 'thus', often used to show agreement or confirmation, like in the book of Genesis. It can also mean 'rightly' or 'justly', as in doing something the correct way. It appears in various forms throughout the Old Testament.
Definition: adv adj 1) right, just, honest, true, veritable 1a) right, just, honest 1b) correct 1c) true, veritable
Usage: Occurs in 737 OT verses. KJV: [phrase] after that (this, -ward, -wards), as... as, [phrase] (for-) asmuch as yet, [phrase] be (for which) cause, [phrase] following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), [idiom] the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such (thing), surely, [phrase] there (where) -fore, this, thus, true, well, [idiom] you. See also: Genesis 1:7; Exodus 37:19; Judges 7:17.
יְשַׁלַּ֨ח shâlach H7971 "to send" V-Piel-Imperf-3ms
To send or depart is the meaning of this Hebrew word, which has various applications in the Bible. It can describe sending someone or something away, or letting something go.
Definition: : depart/send 1) to send, send away, let go, stretch out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to send 1a2) to stretch out, extend, direct 1a3) to send away 1a4) to let loose 1b) (Niphal) to be sent 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to send off or away or out or forth, dismiss, give over, cast out 1c2) to let go, set free 1c3) to shoot forth (of branches) 1c4) to let down 1c5) to shoot 1d) (Pual) to be sent off, be put away, be divorced, be impelled 1e) (Hiphil) to send
Usage: Occurs in 790 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, out), set, shoot (forth, out), sow, spread, stretch forth (out). See also: Genesis 3:22; Exodus 9:27; Joshua 14:11.
הָ/אָד֜וֹן ʼâdôwn H113 "lord" Art | N-ms
The Hebrew word ʼâdôwn refers to a lord or master, and can be used to describe human leaders or God. It emphasizes the person's power and control over others or things, and is often translated as lord or master.
Definition: 1) firm, strong, lord, master 1a) lord, master 1a1) reference to men 1a1a) superintendent of household, of affairs 1a1b) master 1a1c) king 1a2) reference to God 1a2a) the Lord God 1a2b) Lord of the whole earth 1b) lords, kings 1b1) reference to men 1b1a) proprietor of hill of Samaria 1b1b) master 1b1c) husband 1b1d) prophet 1b1e) governor 1b1f) prince 1b1g) king 1b2) reference to God 1b2a) Lord of lords (probably = "thy husband, Yahweh") 1c) my lord, my master 1c1) reference to men 1c1a) master 1c1b) husband 1c1c) prophet 1c1d) prince 1c1e) king 1c1f) father 1c1g) Moses 1c1h) priest 1c1i) theophanic angel 1c1j) captain 1c1k) general recognition of superiority 1c2) reference to God 1c2a) my Lord, my Lord and my God 1c2b) Adonai (parallel with Yahweh)
Usage: Occurs in 281 OT verses. KJV: lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with 'Adoni-'. See also: Genesis 18:3; 1 Samuel 25:30; 2 Kings 6:5.
יְהוָ֧ה Yᵉhôvâh H3068 "The Lord" N-proper
Yehovah is another name for God, often translated as 'the Lord'. It is a national name for God in the Jewish faith. This name is used throughout the Old Testament.
Definition: Another name of ye.ru.sha.laim (יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם "Jerusalem" H3389)
Usage: Occurs in 5522 OT verses. KJV: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה). See also: Genesis 2:4; Genesis 24:42; Exodus 8:8.
צְבָא֛וֹת tsâbâʼ H6635 "army" N-cp
This Hebrew word means a large group of people or things, often referring to an army or a campaign, and is also used to describe the Lord's hosts. It appears in the Bible as a name for God, emphasizing His power and authority. In the KJV, it's translated as 'host' or 'army'.
Definition: : army 1) that which goes forth, army, war, warfare, host 1a) army, host 1a1) host (of organised army) 1a2) host (of angels) 1a3) of sun, moon, and stars 1a4) of whole creation 1b) war, warfare, service, go out to war 1c) service
Usage: Occurs in 463 OT verses. KJV: appointed time, ([phrase]) army, ([phrase]) battle, company, host, service, soldiers, waiting upon, war(-fare). See also: Genesis 2:1; 1 Samuel 17:55; Psalms 24:10.
בְּ/מִשְׁמַנָּ֖י/ו mashmân H4924 "fat" Prep | N-mp | Suff
Mashman means a rich or fertile thing, such as a fat piece of food, a robust person, or a productive field, emphasizing abundance and richness.
Definition: fatness, fat, fertile place
Usage: Occurs in 7 OT verses. KJV: fat (one, -ness, -test, -test place). See also: Genesis 27:28; Psalms 78:31; Isaiah 10:16.
רָז֑וֹן râzôwn H7332 "leanness" N-ms
This Hebrew word means being very thin or weak, often from illness or not having enough food. It is used to describe a lack or scarcity of something. In the Bible, it can refer to physical or spiritual emptiness.
Definition: 1) leanness, scantness, wasting 1a) leanness 1b) wasting (of disease) 1c) scantness (of measure)
Usage: Occurs in 3 OT verses. KJV: leanness, [idiom] scant. See also: Psalms 106:15; Isaiah 10:16; Micah 6:10.
וְ/תַ֧חַת tachath H8478 "underneath" Conj | Prep
This Hebrew word means underneath or below, often used to describe physical locations or positions. It appears in various books, including Genesis, Exodus, and Psalms, to indicate something is under or beneath something else. The word has several related meanings.
Definition: : under/below 1) the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas n m 1a) the under part adv accus 1b) beneath prep 1c) under, beneath 1c1) at the foot of (idiom) 1c2) sweetness, subjection, woman, being burdened or oppressed (fig) 1c3) of subjection or conquest 1d) what is under one, the place in which one stands 1d1) in one's place, the place in which one stands (idiom with reflexive pronoun) 1d2) in place of, instead of (in transferred sense) 1d3) in place of, in exchange or return for (of things mutually interchanged) conj 1e) instead of, instead of that 1f) in return for that, because that in compounds 1g) in, under, into the place of (after verbs of motion) 1h) from under, from beneath, from under the hand of, from his place, under, beneath
Usage: Occurs in 450 OT verses. KJV: as, beneath, [idiom] flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, [idiom] unto, [idiom] when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with. See also: Genesis 1:7; Deuteronomy 7:24; 1 Kings 20:42.
כְּבֹד֛/וֹ kâbôwd H3519 "glory" N-cs | Suff
Glory refers to great honor or splendor, often used to describe God's majesty, as in Psalm 138:5 where David praises God's glorious name. It can also refer to wealth or abundance, like in Genesis 31:1 where Jacob's wealth is described.
Definition: 1) glory, honour, glorious, abundance 1a) abundance, riches 1b) honour, splendour, glory 1c) honour, dignity 1d) honour, reputation 1e) honour, reverence, glory 1f) glory
Usage: Occurs in 189 OT verses. KJV: glorious(-ly), glory, honour(-able). See also: Genesis 31:1; Psalms 113:4; Psalms 3:4.
יֵקַ֥ד yâqad H3344 "to burn" V-Qal-Imperf-3ms
To burn means to be on fire or to kindle something, and can also mean to be burning or to start a fire. It is used in the Bible to describe fire or burning things.
Definition: 1) to burn, kindle, be kindled 1a) (Qal) to be kindled 1b) (Hophal) to burn, be burning, Aramaic equivalent: ye.qad (יְקַד "to burn" H3345)
Usage: Occurs in 9 OT verses. KJV: (be) burn(-ing), [idiom] from the hearth, kindle. See also: Leviticus 6:2; Isaiah 10:16; Isaiah 30:14.
יְקֹ֖ד yᵉqôwd H3350 "burning" N-ms
This Hebrew word means burning, referring to something on fire, like a flame or blaze, as described in the Bible.
Definition: a burning Aramaic equivalent: ye.qe.da (יְקֵדָא "burning" H3346)
Usage: Occurs in 1 OT verses. KJV: burning. See also: Isaiah 10:16.
כִּ/יק֥וֹד yᵉqôwd H3350 "burning" Prep | N-ms
This Hebrew word means burning, referring to something on fire, like a flame or blaze, as described in the Bible.
Definition: a burning Aramaic equivalent: ye.qe.da (יְקֵדָא "burning" H3346)
Usage: Occurs in 1 OT verses. KJV: burning. See also: Isaiah 10:16.
אֵֽשׁ ʼêsh H784 "fire" N-cs
Fire is a powerful symbol in the Bible, representing both God's anger and his refining presence, as seen in Deuteronomy 4:24 and Malachi 3:2-3. It is also used for cooking and warmth. This concept is central to many biblical stories.
Definition: 1) fire 1a) fire, flames 1b) supernatural fire (accompanying theophany) 1c) fire (for cooking, roasting, parching) 1d) altar-fire 1e) God's anger (fig.) Aramaic equivalent: esh (אֶשָּׁא "fire" H0785)
Usage: Occurs in 348 OT verses. KJV: burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot. See also: Genesis 15:17; Joshua 7:15; Psalms 11:6.

Study Notes — Isaiah 10:16

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1 2 Chronicles 32:21 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 disgrace. And when he entered the temple of his god, some of his own sons struck him down with the sword.
2 Acts 12:23 Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.
3 Psalms 106:15 So He granted their request, but sent a wasting disease upon them.
4 Isaiah 9:5 For every trampling boot of battle and every garment rolled in blood will be burned as fuel for the fire.
5 Isaiah 33:10–14 “Now I will arise,” says the LORD. “Now I will lift Myself up. Now I will be exalted. You conceive chaff; you give birth to stubble. Your breath is a fire that will consume you. The peoples will be burned to ashes, like thorns cut down and set ablaze. You who are far off, hear what I have done; you who are near, acknowledge My might.” The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling grips the ungodly: “Who of us can dwell with a consuming fire? Who of us can dwell with everlasting flames?”
6 Isaiah 17:4 “In that day the splendor of Jacob will fade, and the fat of his body will waste away,
7 Isaiah 30:30–33 And the LORD will cause His majestic voice to be heard and His mighty arm to be revealed, striking in angry wrath with a flame of consuming fire, and with cloudburst, storm, and hailstones. For Assyria will be shattered at the voice of the LORD; He will strike them with His scepter. And with every stroke of the rod of punishment that the LORD brings down on them, the tambourines and lyres will sound as He battles with weapons brandished. For Topheth has long been prepared; it has been made ready for the king. Its funeral pyre is deep and wide, with plenty of fire and wood. The breath of the LORD, like a torrent of burning sulfur, sets it ablaze.
8 Isaiah 37:6–7 who replied, “Tell your master that this is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid of the words you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me. Behold, I will put a spirit in him so that he will hear a rumor and return to his own land, where I will cause him to fall by the sword.’”
9 Isaiah 29:5–8 But your many foes will be like fine dust, the multitude of the ruthless like blowing chaff. Then suddenly, in an instant, you will be visited by the LORD of Hosts with thunder and earthquake and loud noise, with windstorm and tempest and consuming flame of fire. All the many nations going out to battle against Ariel— even all who war against her, laying siege and attacking her— will be like a dream, like a vision in the night, as when a hungry man dreams he is eating, then awakens still hungry; as when a thirsty man dreams he is drinking, then awakens faint and parched. So will it be for all the many nations who go to battle against Mount Zion.
10 Isaiah 14:24–27 The LORD of Hosts has sworn: “Surely, as I have planned, so will it be; as I have purposed, so will it stand. I will break Assyria in My land; I will trample him on My mountain. His yoke will be taken off My people, and his burden removed from their shoulders.” This is the plan devised for the whole earth, and this is the hand stretched out over all the nations. The LORD of Hosts has purposed, and who can thwart Him? His hand is outstretched, so who can turn it back?

Isaiah 10:16 Summary

Isaiah 10:16 tells us that God will send a wasting disease among the strong warriors of Assyria, and that He will kindle a fire under their pride and arrogance. This means that God is in control, and He will judge those who are proud and arrogant, as seen in Proverbs 16:18. We can trust in God's sovereignty, knowing that He is just and fair, and that He will bring judgment upon those who oppose Him, as seen in Revelation 19:11-16. By humbling ourselves before God, we can avoid His judgment and experience His love and mercy, as seen in 1 Peter 5:6-7.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the phrase 'wasting disease' mean in Isaiah 10:16?

The phrase 'wasting disease' in Isaiah 10:16 refers to a divine judgment that will weaken and destroy the strong warriors of Assyria, much like the plagues that afflicted the Egyptians in Exodus 7-12, demonstrating God's power and control over nations.

How does this verse relate to God's sovereignty?

This verse highlights God's sovereignty over all nations, including Assyria, as seen in Isaiah 10:16, where He sends a wasting disease among the warriors, and in Daniel 4:35, where it is written that 'the Most High is sovereign over all kingdoms on earth'

What is the significance of 'under his pomp will be kindled a fire like a burning flame'?

The image of a fire kindled under Assyria's pomp suggests that God will bring judgment and destruction upon the nation's pride and arrogance, much like the fiery furnace in Daniel 3:1-30, where God delivered His people from the king's prideful decree.

How does this verse apply to our lives today?

This verse reminds us that God is still sovereign over all nations and peoples, and that He will judge pride and arrogance, as seen in Proverbs 16:18, where it is written that 'pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall'

Reflection Questions

  1. What are some areas in my life where I may be exhibiting pride or arrogance, and how can I humble myself before God?
  2. How can I trust in God's sovereignty, even when I don't understand the circumstances around me, like the Assyrians in Isaiah 10:16?
  3. In what ways can I be a light in the darkness, pointing others to God's power and love, as seen in the image of the Light of Israel in Isaiah 10:17?
  4. What are some ways that I can practically apply the principle of humility, as seen in Micah 6:8, where it is written to 'act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with your God'?

Gill's Exposition on Isaiah 10:16

Therefore shall the Lord, the Lord of hosts,.... Because of the pride, and arrogance, and vain boasting of the Assyrian monarch, which was resented by the Lord, he is threatened with what follows;

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 10:16

Therefore 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.

Matthew Poole's Commentary on Isaiah 10:16

The Lord of hosts; the sovereign Lord and General of thine and all other armies. Send among his fat ones leanness; strip him, and all his great princes and commanders, of all their wealth, and might, and glory. He shall kindle a burning like the burning of a fire; he will destroy his numerous and victorious army, and that suddenly and irrecoverably, as the fire doth those combustible things which are cast into it; which was fulfilled .

Trapp's Commentary on Isaiah 10:16

Isaiah 10:16 Therefore 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. Ver. 16. Therefore shall the Lord … send among his fat ones,] i.e., Pingues, torosos et validos milites, his lusty and mastive soldiers, in whom he confided. Leanness,] i.e., Luem, a plague to tame them, and take them down. See this fulfilled, Isaiah 37:36. And under his glory,] i.e., His huge army wherein he glorieth. What need we to fear the Turks, said Sigismund, the young king of Hungary, who need not at all to fear the falling of the heavens? which, if they should fall, yet were we able with our spears and halberds to hold them up from falling upon us. He will kindle a burning.] A plague parching up their vitals. The Hebrews say that the bodies of Sennacherib’ s soldiers were, by the stroke of an angel, so consumed and burnt up, as that their garments and weapons were not burnt at all. Turkish History, fol. 206.

Ellicott's Commentary on Isaiah 10:16

(16) Therefore shall the Lord . . . send among his fat ones leanness.—The overthrow of the Assyrian is painted in the two-fold imagery of famine and of fire. (Isaiah 17:4; comp. Pharaoh’s vision in Genesis 41:18-24.) The “fat ones” are the warriors of the Assyrian army. The fire that burns the glory of the king is explained in the next verse as the wrath of Jehovah.

Adam Clarke's Commentary on Isaiah 10:16

Verse 16. The Lord - "JEHOVAH."] For אדני Adonai, fifty-two MSS., eleven editions, and two of my own, ancient, read יהוה, Yehovah, as in other cases. And under his glory] That is, all that he could boast of as great and strong in his army, (Sal. ben Melec in loc.,) expressed afterwards, Isaiah 10:18, by the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field.

Cambridge Bible on Isaiah 10:16

16–19. The destruction of the Assyrian army is described under the two figures of sickness and a conflagration. There is a certain amount of confusion in the metaphors, and undoubtedly the style deteriorates at this point.

Barnes' Notes on Isaiah 10:16

Therefore shall the Lord - Hebrew, אדון 'ādôn. The Lord of hosts - In the present Hebrew text, the original word is also אדני 'ădonāy, but fifty-two manuscripts and six editions read Jehovah.

Whedon's Commentary on Isaiah 10:16

16. Therefore… the Lord — Haadon, a term implying supremacy, supreme judge, sovereign ruler. The Lord of hosts — The term denoting commander of all agencies.

Sermons on Isaiah 10:16

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Dick Brogden Piercing Words by Dick Brogden Dick Brogden emphasizes the power of words and the importance of allowing the Holy Spirit to control our tongues. He contrasts the folly of human speech, which can lead to destruct
Thomas Brooks A Great Nothing by Thomas Brooks Thomas Brooks emphasizes that worldly honor and glory are ultimately meaningless, describing them as mere illusions and shadows that lead one away from true fulfillment. He illustr
John F. Walvoord The Divine Protection of the Child Jesus by John F. Walvoord John F. Walvoord delves into the significant events surrounding the birth and childhood of Jesus as recorded in Matthew, focusing on the visit of the Magi. These wise men, students
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