Isaiah 10:19

19 And the remaining trees of his forests will be so few that a child could write them down.

Isaiah 10:19 in Other Translations

19 And the rest of the trees of his forest shall be few, that a child may write them.

19 The remnant of the trees of his forest will be so few that a child can write them down.

19 Of all that glorious forest, only a few trees will survive— so few that a child could count them!

19 A child could count what's left of the trees on the fingers of his two hands.

19 The remaining trees of its forest will be so few in number that a child could count them.

Isaiah 10:19 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 10:19

And the rest of the trees of his forest shall be few
Which were left unconsumed, that escaped this destruction, those of the Assyrian army that fled with Sennacherib their king; which, the Rabbins say ^F18, were no more than ten, as Jarchi and Kimchi observe; yea, some say there were but five left who escaped, and name them, Sennacherib and his two sons, Nebuchadnezzar and Nebuzaradan: that a child may write them;
count them, and take down their names; and it may be understood of a military muster, and the sense be, that the army should be reduced to so small a number by this stroke upon them, that there would be no need of an able muster master to take the account of them, a child would be equal to such a task. The Targum is,

``and the rest of his warriors shall fail, that the people shall be a small number, and shall be reckoned a weak kingdom.''

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FOOTNOTES:

F18 T. Bab. ib. fol. 95. 2. Praefat. Echa Rabbati, fol. 41. 1.

Isaiah 10:19 In-Context

17 The Light of Israel will become a fire, their Holy One a flame; in a single day it will burn and consume his thorns and his briers.

18 The splendor of his forests and fertile fields it will completely destroy, as when a sick person wastes away.

19 And the remaining trees of his forests will be so few that a child could write them down.

20 In that day the remnant of Israel, the survivors of Jacob, will no longer rely on him who struck them down but will truly rely on the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.

21 A remnant will return, a remnant of Jacob will return to the Mighty God.

Cross References

• 1. ver 33-34; Isaiah 32:19
• 2. Isaiah 17:6; Isaiah 21:17; Isaiah 27:13; Jeremiah 44:28