Isaiah 10:10
New International Version
As my hand seized the kingdoms of the idols, kingdoms whose images excelled those of Jerusalem and Samaria—

New Living Translation
Yes, we have finished off many a kingdom whose gods were greater than those in Jerusalem and Samaria.

English Standard Version
As my hand has reached to the kingdoms of the idols, whose carved images were greater than those of Jerusalem and Samaria,

Berean Standard Bible
As my hand seized the idolatrous kingdoms whose images surpassed those of Jerusalem and Samaria,

King James Bible
As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols, and whose graven images did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria;

New King James Version
As my hand has found the kingdoms of the idols, Whose carved images excelled those of Jerusalem and Samaria,

New American Standard Bible
“As my hand has reached to the kingdoms of the idols, Whose carved images were greater than those of Jerusalem and Samaria,

NASB 1995
“As my hand has reached to the kingdoms of the idols, Whose graven images were greater than those of Jerusalem and Samaria,

NASB 1977
“As my hand has reached to the kingdoms of the idols, Whose graven images were greater than those of Jerusalem and Samaria,

Legacy Standard Bible
As my hand has reached to the kingdoms of the idols, Whose graven images were greater than those of Jerusalem and Samaria,

Amplified Bible
“As my hand has reached to the kingdoms of the idols, Whose carved images were greater and more feared than those of Jerusalem and Samaria,

Christian Standard Bible
As my hand seized the kingdoms of worthless images, kingdoms whose idols exceeded those of Jerusalem and Samaria,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
As my hand seized the idolatrous kingdoms, whose idols exceeded those of Jerusalem and Samaria,

American Standard Version
As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols, whose graven images did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria;

English Revised Version
As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols, whose graven images did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
My power has reached kingdoms which have idols. They had more carved statues than Jerusalem or Samaria.

Good News Translation
I reached out to punish those kingdoms that worship idols, idols more numerous than those of Jerusalem and Samaria.

International Standard Version
As my hand has reached to the idolatrous kingdoms whose carved images were greater than those of Jerusalem and Samaria,

Majority Standard Bible
As my hand seized the idolatrous kingdoms whose images surpassed those of Jerusalem and Samaria,

NET Bible
I overpowered kingdoms ruled by idols, whose carved images were more impressive than Jerusalem's or Samaria's.

New Heart English Bible
As my hand has found the kingdoms of the idols, whose engraved images exceeded those of Jerusalem and of Samaria;

Webster's Bible Translation
As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols, and whose graven images excelled them of Jerusalem and of Samaria;

World English Bible
As my hand has found the kingdoms of the idols, whose engraved images exceeded those of Jerusalem and of Samaria,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
As my hand has gotten to the kingdoms of a worthless thing, and their carved images, "" [Greater] than Jerusalem and than Samaria,

Young's Literal Translation
As my hand hath got to the kingdoms of a worthless thing, and their graven images, Greater than Jerusalem and than Samaria,

Smith's Literal Translation
As my hand found for the kingdoms of nothing, and their carved images from Jerusalem and from Shomeron;
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
As my hand hath found the king- dome of the idol, so also their idols of Jerusalem, and of Samaria.

Catholic Public Domain Version
In the same manner as my hand reached the kingdoms of the idol, so also will it reach their false images, those of Jerusalem and of Samaria.

New American Bible
Just as my hand reached out to idolatrous kingdoms that had more images than Jerusalem and Samaria—

New Revised Standard Version
As my hand has reached to the kingdoms of the idols whose images were greater than those of Jerusalem and Samaria,
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
As my hand has found the kingdoms of the idols, and whose graven images did excel those of Jerusalem and of Samaria;

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And just as my hand has found the Kingdoms of idols and of carvings from Jerusalem and from Samaria
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
As my hand hath reached the kingdoms of the idols, Whose graven images did exceed them of Jerusalem and of Samaria;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
As I have taken them, I will also take all the kingdoms: howl, ye idols in Jerusalem, and in Samaria.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Judgment on Assyria
9“Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus? 10As my hand seized the idolatrous kingdoms whose images surpassed those of Jerusalem and Samaria, 11and as I have done to Samaria and its idols, will I not also do to Jerusalem and her idols?”…

Cross References
2 Kings 19:12-13
Did the gods of the nations destroyed by my fathers rescue those nations—the gods of Gozan, Haran, and Rezeph, and of the people of Eden in Telassar? / Where are the kings of Hamath, Arpad, Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?’”

2 Chronicles 32:13-14
Do you not know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of the lands? Have the gods of these nations ever been able to deliver their land from my hand? / Who among all the gods of these nations that my fathers devoted to destruction has been able to deliver his people from my hand? How then can your God deliver you from my hand?

Isaiah 37:12-13
Did the gods of the nations destroyed by my fathers rescue those nations—the gods of Gozan, Haran, and Rezeph, and of the people of Eden in Telassar? / Where are the kings of Hamath, Arpad, Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?’”

Jeremiah 50:29
Summon the archers against Babylon, all who string the bow. Encamp all around her; let no one escape. Repay her according to her deeds; do to her as she has done. For she has defied the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.

Ezekiel 31:18
Who then is like you in glory and greatness among the trees of Eden? You also will be brought down to the depths of the earth to be with the trees of Eden. You will lie among the uncircumcised, with those slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, declares the Lord GOD.’”

Nahum 3:8-10
Are you better than Thebes, stationed by the Nile with water around her, whose rampart was the sea, whose wall was the water? / Cush and Egypt were her boundless strength; Put and Libya were her allies. / Yet she became an exile; she went into captivity. Her infants were dashed to pieces at the head of every street. They cast lots for her dignitaries, and all her nobles were bound in chains.

Daniel 4:30
the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built as a royal residence by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?”

Habakkuk 1:10-11
They scoff at kings and make rulers an object of scorn. They laugh at every fortress and build up siege ramps to seize it. / Then they sweep by like the wind and pass through. They are guilty; their own strength is their god.”

Zephaniah 2:15
This carefree city that dwells securely, that thinks to herself: “I am it, and there is none besides me,” what a ruin she has become, a resting place for beasts. Everyone who passes by her hisses and shakes his fist.

Revelation 18:7
As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.’

Matthew 11:23
And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.

Luke 10:15
And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades!

Acts 12:21-23
On the appointed day, Herod donned his royal robes, sat on his throne, and addressed the people. / And they began to shout, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!” / Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.

Romans 1:21-22
For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. / Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,

1 Corinthians 10:12
So the one who thinks he is standing firm should be careful not to fall.


Treasury of Scripture

As my hand has found the kingdoms of the idols, and whose graven images did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria;

the kingdoms

Isaiah 10:14
And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.

2 Kings 18:33-35
Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered at all his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria? …

2 Kings 19:12,13,17-19
Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed; as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Thelasar? …

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Isaiah 10
1. The woe of tyrants
5. Assyria, the rod of hypocrites, for its pride shall be broken
20. A remnant of Israel shall be saved
23. Judah is comforted with promise of deliverance from Assyria














As my hand seized the idolatrous kingdoms
This phrase begins with the assertion of power and control, "As my hand seized," which reflects the sovereignty and might of God. In the Hebrew text, the word for "hand" (יָד, yad) often symbolizes power and authority. The imagery of God's hand seizing kingdoms underscores His dominion over all nations, emphasizing that no earthly power can withstand His will. Historically, this reflects the Assyrian conquests, which were permitted by God as a tool of judgment against idolatrous nations. The term "idolatrous kingdoms" refers to nations that have turned away from the worship of the one true God to serve idols. This highlights the recurring biblical theme of God's intolerance for idolatry and His desire for exclusive worship. The historical context here is crucial, as it reflects the ancient Near Eastern practice of idol worship, which was prevalent among Israel's neighbors and often led Israel astray.

whose images excelled those of Jerusalem and Samaria—
The phrase "whose images excelled" points to the grandeur and perceived superiority of the idols worshiped by these kingdoms. The Hebrew word for "images" (פֶּסֶל, pesel) refers to carved idols or graven images, which were common in ancient pagan worship. The comparison to "Jerusalem and Samaria" is significant. Jerusalem, the capital of Judah, and Samaria, the capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, were both guilty of idolatry at various points in their history. However, the text suggests that the idolatry of these foreign kingdoms was even more pronounced. This serves as a sobering reminder to the people of God about the dangers of idolatry and the consequences of turning away from Him. The historical context here is the divided kingdom period, where both Israel and Judah struggled with maintaining pure worship amidst the influence of surrounding nations. This phrase challenges believers to reflect on the purity of their worship and the dangers of allowing cultural influences to lead them away from God.

(10) As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols.--The word "idols" seems hardly appropriate as a word of scorn in the mouth of an idolatrous king; but Isaiah probably puts into his lips the words which he himself would have used. It is, however, quite in character with the Assyrian inscriptions that Sargon should ascribe his victories to Asshur as the Supreme God, before whose sovereignty all local deities were compelled to bow. To the Assyrian king the name of Jehovah would represent a deity whose power was to be measured by the greatness of the nation that worshipped Him, and inferior, therefore, to the gods of Carchemish or Hamath. The worship of Baal, Moloch, and other deities, in both Israel and Judah, had of course tended to strengthen this estimate. (Comp. Rabshakeh's language in Isaiah 36:18-19.)

Verse 10. - As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols. "Found" here means "reached," "punished... subjugated." It is quite in accordance with Assyrian ideas that the conquered countries should be called "kingdoms of the idols" (literally, "no gods"). The Assyrian monarchs regarded their own gods as alone really deserving of the name, and made war very much with the object of proving the superiority of their deities over those of their neighbors. Hence their practice of carrying off the idols from the various cities which they conquered, or else of inscribing on them "the praises of Asshur." And whose graven images; rather, and their graven images. Did excel. In preciousness of material or in workmanship, or both. The Assyrians went near to identifying the idols with the gods themselves. Those of Jerusalem and of Samaria. The chief Samaritan idols were the golden calves at Dan and Bethel; but, in addition to these, "images and groves were set up in every high hill and under every green tree" (2 Kings 17:10), images of Baal, and Ashtoreth, and perhaps Beltis, and Chemosh, and Moloch. Even in Judah and in Jerusalem itself there were idols. Ahaz "made molten images for Baalim" (2 Chronicles 28:2). The brazen serpent was worshipped as an idol at Jerusalem until Hezekiah destroyed it; and probably, even after the reformation of Hezekiah (2 Kings 18:4), many Jews retained privately the images, which he required them to destroy (2 Chronicles 31:1). Isaiah had already declared, speaking of Judah rather than of Israel, "Their land is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made" (Isaiah 2:8).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
As
כַּאֲשֶׁר֙ (ka·’ă·šer)
Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

my hand
יָדִ֔י (yā·ḏî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 3027: A hand

seized
מָצְאָ֣ה (mā·ṣə·’āh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present

the idolatrous
הָאֱלִ֑יל (hā·’ĕ·lîl)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 457: Good for, nothing, by anal, vain, vanity, an idol

kingdoms,
לְמַמְלְכֹ֖ת (lə·mam·lə·ḵōṯ)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's 4467: Kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign

whose images [surpassed]
וּפְסִ֣ילֵיהֶ֔ם (ū·p̄ə·sî·lê·hem)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 6456: An idol, image

those of Jerusalem
מִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖ם (mî·rū·šā·lim)
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel

and Samaria,
וּמִשֹּׁמְרֽוֹן׃ (ū·miš·šō·mə·rō·wn)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 8111: Samaria -- capital of northern kingdom of Israel


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