The Meaning of Isaiah 10:5 Explained

Isaiah 10:5

KJV: O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation.

YLT: Woe to Asshur, a rod of Mine anger, And a staff in their hand is Mine indignation.

Darby: Ah! the Assyrian! the rod of mine anger! and the staff in their hand is mine indignation.

ASV: Ho Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, the staff in whose hand is mine indignation!

Discover Isaiah 10:5

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Isaiah 10:5?

MEANING: What does Isaiah 10:5 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Isaiah 10:5 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Isaiah 10:5?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

O  Assyrian,  the rod  of mine anger,  and the staff  in their hand  is mine indignation. 

What does Isaiah 10:5 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 10:5 mean?

Woe to Assyria the rod of My anger and the staff is in whose hand My indignation
ה֥וֹי אַשּׁ֖וּר שֵׁ֣בֶט אַפִּ֑י וּמַטֶּה־ ה֥וּא בְיָדָ֖ם זַעְמִֽי

ה֥וֹי  Woe  to 
Parse: Interjection
Root: הֹוי  
Sense: ah!, alas!, ha!, ho!, O!, woe!.
אַשּׁ֖וּר  Assyria 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: אַשּׁוּר  
Sense: the second son of Shem, eponymous ancestor of the Assyrians.
שֵׁ֣בֶט  the  rod 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שֵׁבֶט  
Sense: rod, staff, branch, offshoot, club, sceptre, tribe.
אַפִּ֑י  of  My  anger 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: אַף 
Sense: nostril, nose, face.
וּמַטֶּה־  and  the  staff 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מַטֶּה  
Sense: staff, branch, tribe.
בְיָדָ֖ם  in  whose  hand 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
זַעְמִֽי  My  indignation 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: זַעַם  
Sense: anger, indignation.

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