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Isaiah 10:4
ESV Nothing remains but to crouch among the prisoners or fall among the slain. For all this his anger has not turned away, and his hand is stretched out still.
NIV Nothing will remain but to cringe among the captives or fall among the slain. Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away, his hand is still upraised.
NASB Nothing remains but to crouch among the captives Or fall among those killed. In spite of all this, His anger does not turn away And His hand is still stretched out.
CSB There will be nothing to do except crouch among the prisoners or fall among the slain. In all this, his anger has not turned away, and his hand is still raised to strike.
NLT You will stumble along as prisoners or lie among the dead. But even then the Lord’s anger will not be satisfied. His fist is still poised to strike.
KJV Without 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.
NKJV Without Me they shall bow down among the prisoners, And they shall fall among the slain.” For all this His anger is not turned away, But His hand is stretched out still.

What does Isaiah 10:4 mean?

The condemnation of those using political power to write laws that hurt the poor and needy is unmistakable. These politicians were tweaking the laws to put what little the orphans and widows had in their own pockets (Isaiah 10:2). Isaiah is clear that the Lord's judgment is coming for them, along with everyone else.

Isaiah has asked these corrupt leaders who they will turn to for help. As well as what they will do with their money (Isaiah 10:3). The coming of the Assyrian army is imminent and that their fate will be the same as everyone else. Either they will be among the captives or their bodies will piled with the slain. The Assyrian kings were famous for beheading the bodies of their victims and stacking them to emphasize the utter defeat of their enemies.

For all their brutal ferocity, the Assyrians were not the primary problem for Israel and Judah. It was the Lord whose anger remained unsatisfied at their sin. His outstretched arm was the one punishing His own people through the Assyrians.
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