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Isaiah 36:10

What does Isaiah 36:10 mean?

A plain-English look at Isaiah 36:10 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And am I now come up without Jehovah against this land to destroy it? Jehovah said unto me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And am I now come up without the Lord against this land to destroy it? the Lord said unto me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And am I now come up without Jehovah against this land to destroy it? Jehovah said unto me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And have I now come to send destruction on this land without the Lord's authority? It was the Lord himself who said to me, Go up against this land and make it waste.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And now, without Jehovah have I come up against this land to destroy it? Jehovah said unto me, Go up unto this land, and thou hast destroyed it.'

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And am I now come up without the Lord against this land to destroy it? The Lord said to me: Go up against this land, and destroy it.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And now am I come up without Jehovah against this land to destroy it? Jehovah said to me, Go up against this land and destroy it.

Context

v.9How then canst thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master’s servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?

v.10This passage

v.11Then said Eliakim and Shebna and Joah unto Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, unto thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and speak not to us in the Jews’ language, in the ears of the people that are on the wall.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Amos 3:6

    Shall the trumpet be blown in a city, and the people not be afraid? shall evil befall a city, and Jehovah hath not done it?

  • Isaiah 37:28

    But I know thy sitting down, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy raging against me.

  • 2 Kings 18:25

    Am I now come up without Jehovah against this place to destroy it? Jehovah said unto me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.

  • Isaiah 10:5

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

  • 1 Kings 13:18

    And he said unto him, I also am a prophet as thou art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of Jehovah, saying, Bring him back with thee into thy house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he lied unto him.

  • 2 Chronicles 35:21

    But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? I come not against thee this day, but against the house wherewith I have war; and God hath commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from meddling with God, who is with me, that he destroy thee not.

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