Isaiah 10 · Verse 28

Isaiah 10:28

He is come to Aiath, he is passed to Migron; at Michmash he hath laid up his carriages:
Isaiah 10:28, King James Version

Isaiah 10:28 in other translations

BSBAssyria has entered Aiath and passed through Migron, storing their supplies at Michmash.
WEBHe has come to Aiath. He has passed through Migron. At Michmash he stores his baggage.
ASVHe is come to Aiath, he is passed through Migron; at Michmash he layeth up his baggage;
YLTHe hath come in against Aiath, He hath passed over into Migron, At Michmash he looketh after his vessels.
DARBYHe is come to Aiath, he hath passed through Migron; at Michmash he layeth up his baggage.
BBEHe has gone up from Pene-Rimmon, he has come to Aiath; he has gone past Migron, at Michmash he puts his forces in order.
WebsterHe is come to Aiath, he is passed to Migron; at Michmash he hath laid up his furniture.

What does Isaiah 10:28 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 10:28-32
28-32. Onward gradual march of Sennacherib's army towards Jerusalem, and the panic of the inhabitants vividly pictured before the eyes. come to--come upon as a sudden invader (Ge 34:27). Aiath--same as Ai (Jos 7:2; Ne 7:32). In the north of Benjamin; so the other towns also; all on the line of march to Jerusalem. Michmash--nine miles northeast of Jerusalem. laid up ... carriages--He has left his heavier baggage (so "carriages" for the things carried, Ac 21:15) at Michmash, so as to be more lightly equipped for the siege of Jerusalem. So 1Sa 17:22; 25:13; 30:24 [Jerome and Maurer].

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 28 He is come to Aiath - A description of the march of Sennacherib's army approaching Jerusalem in order to invest it, and of the terror and confusion spreading and increasing through the several places as he advanced; expressed with great brevity, but finely diversified. The places here mentioned are all in the neighborhood of Jerusalem; from Ai northward, to Nob westward of it; from which last place he might probably have a prospect of Mount Sion. Anathoth was within three Roman miles of Jerusalem, according to Eusebius, Jerome and Josephus. Onomast. Loc. Hebr. et Antiq. Jud. 10:7, 3. Nob was probably still nearer. And it should seem from this passage of Isaiah that Sennacherib's army was destroyed near the latter of these places. In coming out of Egypt he might perhaps join the rest of his army at Ashdod, after the taking of that place, which happened about that time, (see Isa 20:1-6.); and march from thence near the coast by Lachish and Libnah, which lay in his way from south to north, and both which he invested till he came to the north-west of Jerusalem, crossing over to the north of it, perhaps by Joppa and Lydda; or still more north through the plain of Esdraelon.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 10:20-34

By our afflictions we may learn not to make creatures our confidence. Those only can with comfort stay upon God, who return to him in truth, not in pretence and profession only. God will justly bring this wasting away on a provoking people, but will graciously set bounds to it. It is against the mind and will of God, that his people, whatever happens, should give way to fear. God's anger against his people is but…

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Isaiah 10:28 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.

בָּ֥אba'he has comeH935
עַל\־'al-toH5921
עַיַּ֖ת'ai.YatAiathH5857
עָבַ֣ר'a.Varhe has passedH5674
בְּמִגְר֑וֹןbe.mig.Ronin MigronH4051
לְמִכְמָ֖שׂle.mikh.Masto MicmashH4363
יַפְקִ֥ידyaf.Kidhe depositsH6485
כֵּלָֽיו\׃ke.Lavbaggage<s> hisH3627

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Cross references for Isaiah 10:28

  • 1 Samuel 14:2

    And Saul tarried in the uttermost part of Gibeah under a pomegranate tree which is in Migron: and the people that were with him were about six hundred men;

  • 1 Samuel 13:2

    Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel; whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in mount Beth–el, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent.

  • 1 Samuel 13:5

    And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastward from Beth–aven.

  • 1 Samuel 17:22

    And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren.

  • 1 Samuel 14:31

    And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon: and the people were very faint.

  • Nehemiah 11:31

    The children also of Benjamin from Geba dwelt at Michmash, and Aija, and Beth–el, and in their villages,

  • 1 Samuel 14:5

    The forefront of the one was situate northward over against Michmash, and the other southward over against Gibeah.

  • Joshua 7:2

    And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth–aven, on the east side of Beth–el, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai.

  • Judges 18:21

    So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the carriage before them.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
He is come.This is a prophetical description of the march of Sennacherib's army approaching Jerusalem in order to invest it, and of the terror and confusion spreading and increasing through the several places as he advanced; expressed with great brevity, but finely diversified. Aiath, or Ai, was situated a little east of Bethel about twelve miles north of Jerusalem; Michmash about three miles nearer, where there was a narrow pass between two sharp hills; Geba and Ramah about three miles more to the south; Gibeah a mile and a half more southward; Anathoth within three miles of Jerusalem; to the westward of which, towards Lydda, was Nob, from which place Sennacherib might have a prospect of Zion, and near which, it would appear, his army was destroyed.
Aiath.
Jos 7:2; Ne 11:31
Aija.
Migron.
1Sa 14:2
Michmash.
1Sa 13:2,5; 14:5,31

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Context

  • Isaiah 10:27

    And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.

  • Isaiah 10:28

    He is come to Aiath, he is passed to Migron; at Michmash he hath laid up his carriages:

  • Isaiah 10:29

    They are gone over the passage: they have taken up their lodging at Geba; Ramah is afraid; Gibeah of Saul is fled.

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Isaiah 10:28 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Vino hasta Ajad, pasó hasta Migrón; en Michmas contará su ejército:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Il est arrivé à Aïath, il a traversé Migron, il a déposé ses bagages à Micmash.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Er kommt gegen Aijath, zieht durch Migron; in Mikmas legt er sein Gepäck ab.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Veniet in Ajath, transibit in Magron, apud Machmas commendabit vasa sua.