Isaiah 10:1
Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed;
Isaiah 10:1 in other translations
| BSB | Woe to those who enact unjust statutes and issue oppressive decrees, |
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| WEB | Woe to those who decree unrighteous decrees, and to the writers who write oppressive decrees |
| ASV | Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and to the writers that write perverseness; |
| YLT | Woe to those decreeing decrees of iniquity, And writers who have prescribed perverseness. |
| DARBY | Woe unto them that decree iniquitous decrees, and to the writers that prescribe oppression, |
| BBE | Cursed are those who make evil decisions, and the writers who make the records of their cruel acts: |
| Webster | Woe to them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed; |
What does Isaiah 10:1 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Is 10:1-4. Fourth strophe.
1. them that decree--namely, unrighteous judges. write grievousness, &c.--not the scribes, but the magistrates who caused unjust decisions (literally, "injustice" or "grievousness") to be recorded by them (Is 65:6) [Maurer], (Is 1:10, 23).Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Introduction
God's judgments against oppressive rulers, Isa 10:1-4. The prophet foretells the invasion of Sennacherib, and the destruction of his army. That mighty monarch is represented as a rod in the hand of God to correct his people for their sins; and his ambitious purposes, contrary to his own intentions, are made subservient to the great desires of Providence, Isa 10:5-11. Having accomplished this work, the Almighty takes account of his impious vauntings, Isa 10:12-14; and threatens utter destruction to the small and great of his army, represented by the thorns, and the glory of the forest, Isa 10:15-19. This leads the prophet to comfort his countrymen with the promise of the signal interposition of God in their favor, Isa 10:24-27. Brief description of the march of Sennacherib towards Jerusalem, and of the alarm and terror which he spread every where as he hastened forward, Isa 10:28-32. The spirit and rapidity of the description is admirably suited to the subject. The affrighted people are seen fleeing, and the eager invader pursuing; the cries of one city are heard by those of another; and groan swiftly succeeds to groan, till at length the rod is lifted over the last citadel. In this critical situation, however, the promise of a Divine interposition is seasonably renewed. The scene instantly changes; the uplifted arm of this mighty conqueror is at once arrested and laid low by the hand of heaven; the forest of Lebanon, (a figure by which the immense Assyrian host is elegantly pointed out, is hewn down by the axe of the Divine vengeance; and the mind is equally pleased with the equity of the judgment, and the beauty and majesty of the description, Isa 10:33, Isa 10:34.Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 10:1-4
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
Isaiah 10:1 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Isaiah 10:1
- Luke 11:52
Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.
- Micah 3:1-4
And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the house of Israel; Is it not for you to know judgment? Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones; Who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them; and they break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron. Then shall they cry unto the Lord, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings.
- Matthew 23:23
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
- Psalms 94:20-21
Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law? They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.
- Habakkuk 2:6
Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!
- John 9:22
These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.
- John 19:6
When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him.
- Luke 11:42-44
But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them.
- Habakkuk 2:9
Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!
- Isaiah 5:18
Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope:
- Matthew 23:27
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness.
- Jude 1:11
Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
5 Assyria, the rod of hypocrites, for his pride shall be broken.
20 A remnant of Israel shall be saved.
24 Judah is comforted with promise of deliverance from Assyria.
A.M. 3291. B.C. 713. Woe.
3:11; 5:8,11,18,20-22; Jer 22:13; Hab 2:6,9,12,15,19; Mt 11:21
Mt 23:13-16,23,27,29; 26:24; Lu 11:42-44,46,47,52; Jude 1:11
them.
1Ki 21:13; Es 3:10-13; Ps 58:2; 94:20,21; Da 6:8,9; Mic 3:1-4,9-11
Mic 6:16; Joh 9:22; 19:6
that write grievousness. or, to the writers that writegrievousness.
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Context
- Isaiah 10:1
Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed;
- Isaiah 10:2
To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!
Isaiah 10:1 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | ¡AY de los que establecen leyes injustas, y determinando prescriben tiranía, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Malheur à ceux qui rendent des décrets d’iniquité, et à ceux qui écrivent des arrêts d’oppression, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Wehe denen, die Satzungen des Unheils verordnen, und den Schreibern, welche Mühsal ausfertigen, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Væ qui condunt leges iniquas, et scribentes injustitiam scripserunt, |