Isaiah 10:11

11 shall I not deal with Jerusalem and her images as I dealt with Samaria and her idols?’ ”

Isaiah 10:11 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
11 Shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols?
English Standard Version (ESV)
11 shall I not do to Jerusalem and her idols as I have done to Samaria and her images?"
New Living Translation (NLT)
11 So we will defeat Jerusalem and her gods, just as we destroyed Samaria with hers.’”
The Message Bible (MSG)
11 So what's to keep me from destroying Jerusalem in the same way I destroyed Samaria and all her god-idols?'"
American Standard Version (ASV)
11 shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols?
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
11 I will do to Jerusalem and its idols what I've done to Samaria and its idols."
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
11 and as I did to Samaria and its idols will I not also do to Jerusalem and its idols?
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
11 I took over Samaria and its statues of gods. In the same way, I will take Jerusalem and its gods.' "

Isaiah 10:11 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 10:11

Shall I not, as I have done to Samaria, and her idols,
&c.] Kimchi observes, that what is said in the preceding verses was said before Samaria was taken, but this after it was taken: so do to Jerusalem, and her idols;
he had taken Samaria, and carried the ten tribes captive, and now his eye was upon Judah and Jerusalem; and such was his insolence, impiety, and blasphemy, that he reckons the true God, whom the Jews worshipped, among the idols of the Gentiles, and upon a level with them, if not inferior to them, especially to his own idol, and thought himself superior to him.

Isaiah 10:11 In-Context

9 ‘Has not Kalno fared like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad, and Samaria like Damascus?
10 As my hand seized the kingdoms of the idols, kingdoms whose images excelled those of Jerusalem and Samaria—
11 shall I not deal with Jerusalem and her images as I dealt with Samaria and her idols?’ ”
12 When the Lord has finished all his work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, he will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria for the willful pride of his heart and the haughty look in his eyes.
13 For he says: “ ‘By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, because I have understanding. I removed the boundaries of nations, I plundered their treasures; like a mighty one I subdued their kings.

Cross References 1

  • 1. S 2 Kings 19:13; S Isaiah 2:8; Isaiah 36:18-20; Isaiah 37:10-13
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