Isaiah 10:7

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but [it is] in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few.

Complete Jewish Bible:

That is not what Ashur intends, that is not what they think; rather, they mean to destroy, to cut down nation after nation.

Berean Standard Bible:

But this is not his intention; this is not his plan. For it is in his heart to destroy and cut off many nations.

American Standard Version:

Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy, and to cut off nations not a few.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

Howbeit he meaneth{H1819} not so, neither doth his heart{H3824} think{H2803} so; but it is in his heart{H3824} to destroy{H8045} and cut off{H3772} nations{H1471} not a few{H4592}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Genesis 50:20

  • But as for you, ye thought evil against me; [but] God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as [it is] this day, to save much people alive.

Micah 4:11

  • Now also many nations are gathered against thee, that say, Let her be defiled, and let our eye look upon Zion.

Micah 4:12

  • But they know not the thoughts of the LORD, neither understand they his counsel: for he shall gather them as the sheaves into the floor.

Acts 2:23

  • Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:

Isaiah 36:18

  • [Beware] lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying, The LORD will deliver us. Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria?

Isaiah 36:20

  • Who [are they] among all the gods of these lands, that have delivered their land out of my hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?

Acts 13:27

  • For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled [them] in condemning [him].

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Commentary for Isaiah 10:7

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H1819
    There are 27 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: דָּמָה
    Transliteration: dâmâh
    Pronunciation: daw-maw'
    Description: a primitive root; to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider; compare, devise, (be) like(-n), mean, think, use similitudes.
  2. Strong's Number: H3824
    There are 230 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: לֵבָב
    Transliteration: lêbâb
    Pronunciation: lay-bawb'
    Description: from לָבַב; used also like לֵב; the heart (as the most interior organ); [phrase] bethink themselves, breast, comfortably, courage, ((faint), (tender-) heart(-ed), midst, mind, [idiom] unawares, understanding.
  3. Strong's Number: H2803
    There are 122 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: חָשַׁב
    Transliteration: châshab
    Pronunciation: khaw-shab'
    Description: a primitive root; properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think, regard, value, compute; (make) account (of), conceive, consider, count, cunning (man, work, workman), devise, esteem, find out, forecast, hold, imagine, impute, invent, be like, mean, purpose, reckon(-ing be made), regard, think.
  4. Strong's Number: H8045
    There are 86 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שָׁמַד
    Transliteration: shâmad
    Pronunciation: shaw-mad'
    Description: a primitive root; to desolate; destory(-uction), bring to nought, overthrow, perish, pluck down, [idiom] utterly.
  5. Strong's Number: H3772
    There are 280 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: כָּרַת
    Transliteration: kârath
    Pronunciation: kaw-rath'
    Description: a primitive root; to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh and passing between the pieces); be chewed, be con-(feder-) ate, covenant, cut (down, off), destroy, fail, feller, be freed, hew (down), make a league (covenant), [idiom] lose, perish, [idiom] utterly, [idiom] want.
  6. Strong's Number: H1471
    There are 511 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: גּוֹי
    Transliteration: gôwy
    Pronunciation: go'-ee
    Description: rarely (shortened) גֹּי; apparently from the same root as גֵּוָה (in the sense of massing); a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts; Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
  7. Strong's Number: H4592
    There are 92 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מְעַט
    Transliteration: mᵉʻaṭ
    Pronunciation: meh-at'
    Description: or מְעָט; from מָעַט; a little or few (often adverbial or compar.); almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, [idiom] very.