The Meaning of Isaiah 10:18 Explained

Isaiah 10:18

KJV: And shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body: and they shall be as when a standardbearer fainteth.

YLT: And the honour of his forest, and his fruitful field, From soul even unto flesh He doth consume, And it hath been as the fainting of a standard-bearer.

Darby: and it shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body; and they shall be as when a sick man fainteth.

ASV: And he will consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body: and it shall be as when a standard-bearer fainteth.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Isaiah 10:18?

MEANING: What does Isaiah 10:18 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Isaiah 10:18 mean?

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What is the context of Isaiah 10:18?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body: and they shall be as when a standardbearer fainteth.

What does Isaiah 10:18 Mean?

Context Summary

Isaiah 10:5-19 - The Mighty Laid Low

This question is addressed to the Assyrian invader, described as God's staff and rod. He was the means of inflicting deserved penalty on the world of that age, and especially on the Chosen People. He had no thought of this, but considered himself free to wreak his will without reference to that Higher Power whose agent he was. But the ruthless manner in which he carried out his work was destined to come under the divine judgment, Isaiah 10:12-15.

The capture of Jerusalem seemed as sure as the taking of a nest of eggs. The strongest barriers that the nations could oppose to his arms had fallen before the Assyrian king; and surely the Hebrew city should not escape. But God had yet to be reckoned with, Isaiah 10:16-19. The conception here is borrowed from a forest fire, which begins among the brushwood and presently consumes the loftiest and stoutest trees; so would the fire of destruction be kindled during the attack on the Holy City, which finally would involve the whole Assyrian empire. Let us not fear the wrath of man. God makes some portion of it to praise Him, and He restrains the remainder. [source]

Chapter Summary: Isaiah 10

¹ The woe of tyrants
⁵ Assyria, the rod of hypocrites, for its pride shall be broken
²⁰ A remnant of Israel shall be saved
²³ Judah is comforted with promise of deliverance from Assyria

What do the individual words in Isaiah 10:18 mean?

And the glory of his forest and of his fruitful field from soul and to body it will consume and they will be as when wastes away a sick man

וּכְב֤וֹד יַעְרוֹ֙ וְכַרְמִלּ֔וֹ מִנֶּ֥פֶשׁ וְעַד־ בָּשָׂ֖ר יְכַלֶּ֑ה וְהָיָ֖ה כִּמְסֹ֥ס נֹסֵֽס

וּכְב֤וֹד	And the glory
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כָּבֹוד Sense: glory, honour, glorious, abundance.
יַעְרוֹ֙	of his forest
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: יַעַר Sense: forest, wood, thicket, wooded height.
וְכַרְמִלּ֔וֹ	and of his fruitful field
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: כַּרְמֶל Sense: plantation, garden-land, orchard, fruit orchard.
מִנֶּ֥פֶשׁ	from soul
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular Root: נֶפֶשׁ Sense: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion.
וְעַד־	and to
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition Root: עַד Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as.
בָּשָׂ֖ר	body
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: בָּשָׂר Sense: flesh.
יְכַלֶּ֑ה	it will consume
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: כָּלָה Sense: to accomplish, cease, consume, determine, end, fail, finish, be complete, be accomplished, be ended, be at an end, be finished, be spent.
וְהָיָ֖ה	and they will be
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
כִּמְסֹ֥ס	as when wastes away
Parse: Preposition-k, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: מָסַס Sense: to dissolve, melt.
נֹסֵֽס	a sick man
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: נָסַס Sense: to be lifted up (meaning dubious).

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