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Isaiah 10:4

Isaiah 10:4
Without me they shall bow down under the prisoners, and they shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Without me they shall bow down under the prisoners, and they shall fall under the slain,.... That is, either, being forsaken by me, and destitute of my help, they shall bow down; or, "because they are…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Without me - בלתי biltı̂y. There has been a great variety of interpretation affixed to this expression. The sense in which our translators understood it was, evidently, that they should be forsaken of…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Isaiah 10:1-4

Whether they were the princes and judges of Israel of Judah, or both, that the prophet denounced this woe against, is not certain: if those of Israel, these verses are to be joined with the close of…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Without me … slain This clause is very difficult. The easiest explanation perhaps is to take it as the answer to the questions of Isa 10:10: ( they can do nothing) except crouch under the captives and…