The Meaning of Isaiah 10:21 Explained

Isaiah 10:21

KJV: The remnant shall return, even the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty God.

YLT: A remnant returneth -- a remnant of Jacob, Unto the Mighty God.

Darby: The remnant shall return, the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty God.

ASV: A remnant shall return, even the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty God.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The remnant  shall return,  [even] the remnant  of Jacob,  unto the mighty  God. 

What does Isaiah 10:21 Mean?

Verse Meaning

A remnant would return (Shearjashub, Isaiah 7:3) to the genuinely mighty God. It would be a remnant of the whole house of Jacob, from all the Israelites. The reference to the mighty God (cf. Isaiah 9:5), along with the sincere change of attitude in Israel-one that has not yet taken place-points to a time of fulfillment in the eschatological future. "That day" ( Isaiah 10:20), as elsewhere, is a millennial reference here.
"The remnant is not a super-spiritual elite looking down on others, but they do dare to live by faith in God." [1]

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 10:21 mean?

The remnant will return the remnant of Jacob to God the Mighty
שְׁאָ֥ר יָשׁ֖וּב שְׁאָ֣ר יַעֲקֹ֑ב אֶל־ אֵ֖ל גִּבּֽוֹר

שְׁאָ֥ר  The  remnant 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: שְׁאָר  
Sense: rest, residue, remnant, remainder.
יָשׁ֖וּב  will  return 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שׁוּב  
Sense: to return, turn back.
שְׁאָ֣ר  the  remnant 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שְׁאָר  
Sense: rest, residue, remnant, remainder.
יַעֲקֹ֑ב  of  Jacob 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יַעֲקֹב  
Sense: son of Isaac, grandson of Abraham, and father of the 2 patriarchs of the tribes of Israel.
אֵ֖ל  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: אֵל 
Sense: god, god-like one, mighty one.
גִּבּֽוֹר  the  Mighty 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: גִּבֹּור  
Sense: strong, mighty.