Isaiah 10:25 - Printer Friendly

ESV: For in a very little while my fury will come to an end, and my anger will be directed to their destruction.

NIV: Very soon my anger against you will end and my wrath will be directed to their destruction."

NASB: For in a very little while My indignation against you will be ended and My anger will be directed toward their destruction.'

CSB: In just a little while my wrath will be spent and my anger will turn to their destruction."

NLT: In a little while my anger against you will end, and then my anger will rise up to destroy them.'

KJV: For yet a very little while, and the indignation shall cease, and mine anger in their destruction.

NKJV: For yet a very little while and the indignation will cease, as will My anger in their destruction.”

Through Isaiah, the Lord is offering comfort to His suffering people in Judah (Isaiah 10:20–22). He is not, however, apologizing for their suffering. The Lord is the one who is causing it (Isaiah 10:23). He is using the Assyrians as an instrument of destruction against His people for their disobedience and faithlessness to Him. He wants them to understand that He has not, and will not, abandon them to that destruction.

The Lord has told them not to fear the Assyrians because His fury against Israel will soon be satisfied (Isaiah 10:24). This judgment will be enough. His anger against them will end. Then He will turn His anger against the Assyrians. The Lord will punish the Assyrian's kings for their arrogance and boastfulness (Isaiah 10:12).

Even in judgment, the Lord wants His people to know that He is faithful and will keep His promises.

Isaiah 10:20–34 describes the remnant that will be saved in Israel and who will reestablish trust in the Lord. Only these few will be saved, and the Lord's destruction will come. The Lord, though, urges His people not to fear the Assyrians. His anger will soon turn from Israel to Assyria's direction. He will use His supernatural power to end Assyria's oppression over Israel. Even if a great Assyrian army marches all the way to the edge of Jerusalem, the Lord will cut them down as a forest.

Isaiah declares woe on those in Israel and Judah who use the law to take advantage of the poor. These people will not escape the Lord's judgment. He next describes the Assyrians as the Lord's staff of judgment against the godless nation that is His people. When He is done punishing His people, the Lord will turn His anger on the Assyrians, nearly destroying them. Eventually, a remnant of Israelites will return to faith in the Lord. Destruction will come, but it will not consume everything. The Lord will triumph over Assyria.

Isaiah 10 follows prophecies about God's judgment on Israel for the nation's sins. It begins pronouncing sorrow for those who oppress the poor and needy. He also declares woe on the Assyrians, whom the Lord is using to judge His people Israel. Soon, the Lord will direct His anger against the Assyrians for the arrogance of their king. He will burn them down as a forest. A remnant of Israel will survive the Assyrian judgment and trust the Lord again. His anger will turn from Israel to Assyria. The Assyrian oppression of Israel will be ended.

Isaiah is among the most important prophetic books in the entire Bible. The first segment details God's impending judgment against ancient peoples for sin and idolatry (Isaiah 1—35). The second part of Isaiah briefly explains a failed assault on Jerusalem during the rule of Hezekiah (Isaiah 36—39). The final chapters predict Israel's rescue from Babylonian captivity (Isaiah 40—48), the promised Messiah (Isaiah 49—57), and the final glory of Jerusalem and God's people (Isaiah 58—66).

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