And YHWHיְהוָהTsevaotצְבָאוֹתwill rouseוְעוֹרֵרagainst himעָלָיוa whip,שׁוֹטas the blowכְּמַכַּתon Midianמִדְיָןat the rockבְּצוּרof Oreb;עוֹרֵבand his staffוּמַטֵּהוּwill be over the sea,עַל הַיָּםand he will lift itוּנְשָׂאוֹin the mannerבְּדֶרֶךְof Egypt.מִצְרָיִם
Isaiah 10:26
Study it in the app“And YHWH Tsevaot will rouse against him a whip, as the blow on Midian at the rock of Oreb; and his staff will be over the sea, and he will lift it in the manner of Egypt.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 10:26, word by word
- And YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot
Tsevaot
A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.
Where else “tsevaot” appears- will rouseעוֹרֵרorer
stir up
To move someone to act, as YHWH a king.
Where else “orer” appears- a whipשׁוֹטshot
whip, scourge
Whip, scourge: a lash for striking animals or people. It is also used as an image of a punishment.
Where else “shot” appears- as the blowמַכַּתmakat
wound
The harm a blow leaves: a wound or a sore on the body.
Where else “makat” appears- on Midianמִדְיָןmidyan
Midian
See it on the mapWhere else “midyan” appears- at the rockצוּרtsur
rock
A large rock.
Where else “tsur” appears- of Orebעוֹרֵבorev
Oreb
Oreb, one of the two chiefs of Midian; also the rock where he was killed. The name means "raven."
Where else “orev” appears- and his staffמַטֵּmate
staff
A straight stick used for support, as a weapon or as a sign of authority.
Where else “mate” appears- will be over the seaיָּםyam
sea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yam” appears- and he will lift itנְשָׂאnesa
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “nesa” appears- in the mannerדֶרֶךְderech
manner
The way one lives and acts.
Where else “derech” appears- of Egyptמִצְרָיִםmitsrayim
Egypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appears
Places in this verse
1Midian ?
Today: northwest Saudi Arabia, southern Jordan; debated
A region east of the Gulf of Aqaba, in what is now northwest Saudi Arabia; its borders are not certain.
Moses fled to Midian, married there and tended sheep (Exod 2:15-21). Centuries later the Midianites oppressed Israel until Gideon defeated them (Judg 6:1; 7:21).
2Egypt
Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)
A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.
Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).
The context
25For in yet a little, a very little while, the indignation will come to an end, and my anger will turn to their destruction.
26 · This verse (above)
27And it will happen on that day that his burden will depart from your shoulder, and his yoke from your neck; and the yoke will be destroyed because of fatness.