The Meaning of Isaiah 10:25 Explained

Isaiah 10:25

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

YLT: For yet a very little, And the indignation hath been completed, And Mine anger by their wearing out.

Darby: for yet a very little while, and the indignation shall be accomplished, and mine anger, in their destruction.

ASV: For yet a very little while, and the indignation against thee'shall be accomplished, and mine anger'shall be directed to his destruction.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Isaiah 10:25 Mean?

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 10:25 mean?

For yet a very little while and will cease the indignation and as will My anger in their destruction
כִּי־ ע֖וֹד מְעַ֣ט מִזְעָ֑ר וְכָ֣לָה זַ֔עַם וְאַפִּ֖י עַל־ תַּבְלִיתָֽם

ע֖וֹד  yet 
Parse: Adverb
Root: עֹוד  
Sense: a going round, continuance adv.
מְעַ֣ט  a  very  little 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular construct
Root: מְעַט  
Sense: littleness, few, a little, fewness.
מִזְעָ֑ר  while 
Parse: Adverb
Root: מִזְעָר  
Sense: a little, a trifle, a few.
וְכָ֣לָה  and  will  cease 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, 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.
זַ֔עַם  the  indignation 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: זַעַם  
Sense: anger, indignation.
וְאַפִּ֖י  and  as  will  My  anger 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: אַף 
Sense: nostril, nose, face.
תַּבְלִיתָֽם  their  destruction 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: תַּבְלִית  
Sense: destruction.