Isaiah 10:10

10 As my hand seized the kingdoms of the idols, kingdoms whose images excelled those of Jerusalem and Samaria—

Isaiah 10:10 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
10 As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols, and whose graven images did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria;
English Standard Version (ESV)
10 As my hand has reached to the kingdoms of the idols, whose carved images were greater than those of Jerusalem and Samaria,
New Living Translation (NLT)
10 Yes, we have finished off many a kingdom whose gods were greater than those in Jerusalem and Samaria.
The Message Bible (MSG)
10 I've eliminated kingdoms full of gods far more impressive than anything in Jerusalem and Samaria.
American Standard Version (ASV)
10 As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols, whose graven images did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria;
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
10 My power has reached kingdoms which have idols. They had more carved statues than Jerusalem or Samaria.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
10 As my hand seized the idolatrous kingdoms, whose idols exceeded those of Jerusalem and Samaria,
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
10 My powerful hand grabbed hold of kingdoms whose people worship statues of gods. They had more gods than Jerusalem and Samaria did.

Isaiah 10:10 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 10:10

As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols
Which worship idols, as the Targum paraphrases it. He speaks of them as being very easily taken by him; he had no trouble in subduing them; no sooner did he come up to them, and looked on them, and saw where they were, but they fell into his hands; they gave up themselves to him at once, and he took possession of them. And whose graven images did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria;
being made of better metal, or more richly ornamented, or worshipped in a more pompous manner; or were "more" than they of Jerusalem and Samaria, exceeded them in number; or were "stronger" and mightier than they, as Kimchi supplies it, and yet could not protect them; or were "from Jerusalem, and from Samaria"; the wicked men of Israel, Jarchi says, supplied all the nations with images, they all sprung from them; and if the idols which came from hence could not secure the nations of the earth from falling into the hands of the Assyrian monarch, neither could they preserve Jerusalem and Samaria from being taken by him.

Isaiah 10:10 In-Context

8 ‘Are not my commanders all kings?’ he says.
9 ‘Has not Kalno fared like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad, and Samaria like Damascus?
10 As my hand seized the kingdoms of the idols, kingdoms whose images excelled those of Jerusalem and Samaria—
11 shall I not deal with Jerusalem and her images as I dealt with Samaria and her idols?’ ”
12 When the Lord has finished all his work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, he will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria for the willful pride of his heart and the haughty look in his eyes.

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