Isaiah 42:25

25 So he poured out on them his burning anger, the violence of war. It enveloped them in flames, yet they did not understand; it consumed them, but they did not take it to heart.

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Isaiah 42:25 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

25 Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart.

English Standard Version (ESV)

25 So he poured on him the heat of his anger and the might of battle; it set him on fire all around, but he did not understand; it burned him up, but he did not take it to heart.

New Living Translation (NLT)

25 Therefore, he poured out his fury on them and destroyed them in battle. They were enveloped in flames, but they still refused to understand. They were consumed by fire, but they did not learn their lesson.

The Message Bible (MSG)

25 Isn't it God's anger that's behind all this, God's punishing power? Their whole world collapsed but they still didn't get it; their life is in ruins but they don't take it to heart.

American Standard Version (ASV)

25 Therefore he poured upon him the fierceness of his anger, and the strength of battle; and it set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart.

GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)

25 So he poured out his burning anger and the horrors of war on them. It engulfed them in flames, but they did not understand. It burned them, but they did not take it to heart.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)

25 So He poured out on Jacob His furious anger and the power of war. It surrounded him with fire, but he did not know [it]; it burned him, but he paid no attention.

New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

25 So he poured his burning anger out on you. He had many of you killed off in battle. You were surrounded by flames. But you didn't realize what was happening. Many of you were destroyed. But you didn't learn anything from it.

Isaiah 42:25 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 42:25

Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger
The Lord was angry with these people for their rejection of the Messiah, and contempt of his Gospel; and therefore his wrath came upon them to the uttermost, not in some small drops, but in great abundance, to the utter ruin of their nation, city, and temple. Josephus says ^F5,

``the Romans came to subdue Palestine, but their coming was the pouring out of the heat of the wrath of the Lord:''

and the strength of battle;
or "war"; all the miseries and calamities that are the effects of war. The Targum is,

``he hath brought upon them the strength of his warriors;''

the Roman soldiers: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned
him, yet he laid it not to heart;
the Roman army set fire first to the lower part of the city of Jerusalem, and then the higher ^F6, and wholly consumed it; and yet this has not to this day brought this people to lay it to heart, to consider and observe the true reason of it, their rejection of the Messiah.

FOOTNOTES:

F5 Josephus apud Forerium in loc.
F6 Josephus de Bello Jud. l. 7. c. 7. sect. 2. and c. 8. sect. 5.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Isaiah 42:25 In-Context

23 Which of you will listen to this or pay close attention in time to come?

24 Who handed Jacob over to become loot, and Israel to the plunderers? Was it not the LORD, against whom we have sinned? For they would not follow his ways; they did not obey his law.

25 So he poured out on them his burning anger, the violence of war. It enveloped them in flames, yet they did not understand; it consumed them, but they did not take it to heart.

Cross References 4

1. S 2 Kings 22:13; S Job 40:11; S Isaiah 51:17; S Ezekiel 7:19
2. 2 Kings 25:9; Isaiah 66:15; Jeremiah 4:4; Jeremiah 21:12; Lamentations 2:3; Nahum 1:6
3. S Isaiah 1:3
4. Isaiah 29:13; Isaiah 47:7; Isaiah 57:1,11; Hosea 7:9