Judgment on Arrogance and Oppression

Isaiah 9

8 The Lord sent a word against p Jacob,
And it has fallen on Israel. 9 All the people will know -
Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria -
Who say in pride and arrogance of heart: 10 "The bricks have fallen down,
But we will rebuild with hewn stones;
The sycamores are cut down,
But we will replace them with cedars." 11 Therefore the LORD shall set up
The adversaries of Rezin against him,
And spur his enemies on, 12 The Syrians before and the Philistines behind;
And they shall devour Israel with an open mouth.
For all this His anger is not turned away,
But His hand is 1 stretched out still.

13 For the people do not turn to Him who strikes them,
Nor do they seek the LORD of hosts. 14 Therefore the LORD will cut off head and tail from Israel,
Palm branch and bulrush q in one day. 15 The elder and honorable, he is the head;
The prophet who teaches lies, he is the tail. 16 For r the leaders of this people cause them to err,
And those who are led by them are destroyed. 17 Therefore the Lord s will have no joy in their young men,
Nor have mercy on their fatherless and widows;
For everyone is a hypocrite and an evildoer,
And every mouth speaks 2 folly.
t For all this His anger is not turned away,
But His hand is stretched out still.

18 For wickedness u burns as the fire;
It shall devour the briers and thorns,
And kindle in the thickets of the forest;
They shall mount up like rising smoke. 19 Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts
v The land is burned up,
And the people shall be as fuel for the fire;
w No man shall spare his brother. 20 And he shall 3 snatch on the right hand
And be hungry;
He shall devour on the left hand
x And not be satisfied;
y Every man shall eat the flesh of his own arm. 21 Manasseh shall devour Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasseh;
Together they shall be z against Judah.
a For all this His anger is not turned away,
But His hand is stretched out still.

Isaiah 10

1 "Woe to those who a decree unrighteous decrees,
Who write misfortune,
Which they have prescribed 2 To rob the needy of justice,
And to take what is right from the poor of My people,
That widows may be their prey,
And that they may rob the fatherless. 3 b What will you do in c the day of punishment,
And in the desolation which will come from d afar?
To whom will you flee for help?
And where will you leave your glory? 4 Without Me they shall bow down among the e prisoners,
And they shall fall 4 among the slain."
f For all this His anger is not turned away,
But His hand is stretched out still.

  1. Cross References
    Genesis 32:28
    And He said, "Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men, and have prevailed.
  2. Cross References
    Revelation 18:8
    Therefore her plagues will come in one day - death and mourning and famine. And she will be utterly burned with fire, for strong is the Lord God who judges her.
  3. Cross References
    Isaiah 3:12
    As for My people, children are their oppressors, And women rule over them. O My people! Those who lead you cause you to err, And destroy the way of your paths.
    Micah 3:1
    And I said: "Hear now, O heads of Jacob, And you rulers of the house of Israel: Is it not for you to know justice?
    Micah 3:5
    Thus says the LORD concerning the prophets Who make my people stray; Who chant "Peace" While they chew with their teeth, But who prepare war against him Who puts nothing into their mouths:
    Micah 3:9
    Now hear this, You heads of the house of Jacob And rulers of the house of Israel, Who abhor justice And pervert all equity.
    Matthew 15:14
    "Let them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both will fall into a ditch."
  4. Cross References
    Psalms 147:10
    He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
  5. Cross References
    Isaiah 5:25
    Therefore the anger of the LORD is aroused against His people; He has stretched out His hand against them And stricken them, And the hills trembled. Their carcasses were as refuse in the midst of the streets. For all this His anger is not turned away, But His hand is stretched out still.
  6. Cross References
    Psalms 83:14
    As the fire burns the woods, And as the flame sets the mountains on fire.
    Isaiah 1:7
    Your country is desolate, Your cities are burned with fire; Strangers devour your land in your presence; And it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers.
    Isaiah 10:17
    So the Light of Israel will be for a fire, And his Holy One for a flame; It will burn and devour His thorns and his briers in one day.
    Nahum 1:10
    For while tangled like thorns, And while drunken like drunkards, They shall be devoured like stubble fully dried.
    Malachi 4:1
    For behold, the day is coming, Burning like an oven, And all the proud, yes, all who do wickedly will be stubble. And the day which is coming shall burn them up," Says the LORD of hosts, "That will leave them neither root nor branch.
  7. Cross References
    Isaiah 8:22
    Then they will look to the earth, and see trouble and darkness, gloom of anguish; and they will be driven into darkness.
  8. Cross References
    Micah 7:2
    The faithful man has perished from the earth, And there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; Every man hunts his brother with a net.
    Micah 7:6
    For son dishonors father, Daughter rises against her mother, Daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; A man's enemies are the men of his own household.
  9. Cross References
    Leviticus 26:26
    When I have cut off your supply of bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall bring back your bread by weight, and you shall eat and not be satisfied.
  10. Cross References
    Jeremiah 19:9
    "And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and everyone shall eat the flesh of his friend in the siege and in the desperation with which their enemies and those who seek their lives shall drive them to despair."'
  11. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 28:6
    For Pekah the son of Remaliah killed one hundred and twenty thousand in Judah in one day, all valiant men, because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers.
    2 Chronicles 28:8
    And the children of Israel carried away captive of their brethren two hundred thousand women, sons, and daughters; and they also took away much spoil from them, and brought the spoil to Samaria.
    Isaiah 11:13
    Also the envy of Ephraim shall depart, And the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off; Ephraim shall not envy Judah, And Judah shall not harass Ephraim.
  12. Cross References
    Isaiah 9:12
    The Syrians before and the Philistines behind; And they shall devour Israel with an open mouth. For all this His anger is not turned away, But His hand is stretched out still.
    Isaiah 9:17
    Therefore the Lord will have no joy in their young men, Nor have mercy on their fatherless and widows; For everyone is a hypocrite and an evildoer, And every mouth speaks folly. For all this His anger is not turned away, But His hand is stretched out still.
  13. Cross References
    Psalms 58:2
    No, in heart you work wickedness; You weigh out the violence of your hands in the earth.
  14. Cross References
    Job 31:14
    What then shall I do when God rises up? When He punishes, how shall I answer Him?
  15. Cross References
    Isaiah 13:6
    Wail, for the day of the LORD is at hand! It will come as destruction from the Almighty.
    Jeremiah 9:9
    Shall I not punish them for these things? " says the LORD. "Shall I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?
    Hosea 9:7
    The days of punishment have come; The days of recompense have come. Israel knows! The prophet is a fool, The spiritual man is insane, Because of the greatness of your iniquity and great enmity.
    Luke 19:44
    "and level you, and your children within you, to the ground; and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not know the time of your visitation."
  16. Cross References
    Isaiah 5:26
    He will lift up a banner to the nations from afar, And will whistle to them from the end of the earth; Surely they shall come with speed, swiftly.
  17. Cross References
    Isaiah 24:22
    They will be gathered together, As prisoners are gathered in the pit, And will be shut up in the prison; After many days they will be punished.
  18. Cross References
    Isaiah 5:25
    Therefore the anger of the LORD is aroused against His people; He has stretched out His hand against them And stricken them, And the hills trembled. Their carcasses were as refuse in the midst of the streets. For all this His anger is not turned away, But His hand is stretched out still.
New King James Version (NKJV) Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.
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