Isaiah 1 · Verse 10

Isaiah 1:10

Hear the word of the Lord, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.
Isaiah 1:10, King James Version

Isaiah 1:10 in other translations

BSBHear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah!
WEBHear the LORD’s word, you rulers of Sodom! Listen to the law of our God, you people of Gomorrah!
ASVHear the word of Jehovah, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.
YLTHear the word of Jehovah, ye rulers of Sodom, Give ear to the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah,
DARBYHear the word of Jehovah, rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, people of Gomorrah!
BBEGive ear to the word of the Lord, you rulers of Sodom; let your hearts be turned to the law of our God, you people of Gomorrah.
WebsterHear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear to the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.

What does Isaiah 1:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
10. Sodom--spiritually (Ge 19:24; Jr 23:14; Eze 16:46; Re 11:8).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 Ye rulers of Sodom "Ye princes of Sodom" - The incidental mention of Sodom and Gomorrah in the preceding verse suggested to the prophet this spirited address to the rulers and inhabitants of Jerusalem, under the character of princes of Sodom and people of Gomorrah. Two examples of a sort of elegant turn of the like kind may be observed in St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans, Rom 15:4, Rom 15:5, Rom 15:12, Rom 15:13. See Locke on the place; and see Isa 1:29, Isa 1:30, of this chapter, which gives another example of the same. And - like unto Gomorrah. - The ו vau is added by thirty-one of Kennicott's MSS., twenty-nine of De Rossi's and one, very ancient, of my own. See note on Isa 1:6 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 1:10-15
Judea was desolate, and their cities burned. This awakened them to bring sacrifices and offerings, as if they would bribe God to remove the punishment, and give them leave to go on in their sin. Many who will readily part with their sacrifices, will not be persuaded to part with their sins. They relied on the mere form as a service deserving a reward. The most costly devotions of wicked people, without thorough reformation of heart and life, cannot be acceptable to God. He not only did not accept them, but he abhorred them. All this shows that sin is very hateful to God. If we allow ourselves in secret sin, or forbidden indulgences; if we reject the salvation of Christ, our very prayers will become abomination.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Isaiah 1:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

שִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UhearH8085
דְבַר\־de.var-[the] word ofH1697
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
קְצִינֵ֣יke.tzi.NeiO rulers ofH7101
סְדֹ֑םse.DomSodomH5467
הַאֲזִ֛ינוּha.'a.Zi.nugive ear toH238
תּוֹרַ֥תto.Rat[the] instruction ofH8451
אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuGod ourH430
עַ֥ם'amO people ofH5971
עֲמֹרָֽה\׃'a.mo.RahGomorrahH6017

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Isaiah 1:10

  • Revelation 11:8

    And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.

  • Ezekiel 16:49

    Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.

  • Deuteronomy 32:32

    For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah: their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter:

  • Isaiah 3:9

    The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.

  • Jeremiah 23:14

    I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah.

  • Genesis 13:13

    But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the Lord exceedingly.

  • Jeremiah 9:26

    Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all that are in the utmost corners, that dwell in the wilderness: for all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in the heart.

  • Isaiah 28:14

    Wherefore hear the word of the Lord, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.

  • Ezekiel 16:46

    And thine elder sister is Samaria, she and her daughters that dwell at thy left hand: and thy younger sister, that dwelleth at thy right hand, is Sodom and her daughters.

  • 1 Kings 22:19-23

    And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left. And the Lord said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth–gilead? And one said on this manner, and another said on that manner. And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will persuade him. And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so. …

  • Isaiah 8:20

    To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.

  • Amos 9:7

    Are ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the Lord. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Hear.
1Ki 22:19-23; Am 3:1,8; Mic 3:8-12
Sodom.
Ge 13:13; De 32:32; Jer 9:26; 23:14; Eze 16:46; Am 9:7; Re 11:8

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Context

  • Isaiah 1:9

    Except the Lord of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto Gomorrah.

  • Isaiah 1:10

    Hear the word of the Lord, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.

  • Isaiah 1:11

    To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the Lord: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.

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Isaiah 1:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Príncipes de Sodoma, oid la palabra de Jehová; escuchad la ley de nuestro Dios, pueblo de Gomorra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Écoutez la parole de l’ Éternel, chefs de Sodome; prêtez l’oreille à la loi de notre Dieu, peuple de Gomorrhe.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Höret das Wort Jehovas, Vorsteher von Sodom; horchet auf das Gesetz unseres Gottes, Volk von Gomorra!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Audite verbum Domini, principes Sodomorum; percipite auribus legem Dei nostri, populus Gomorrhæ.