Isaiah 10:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Isaiah 10:1

1 “Woe to those who ^adecree unrighteous decrees,
Who write misfortune,
Which they have prescribed

2 To rob the needy of justice,
And to take what is right from the poor of My people,
That widows may be their prey,
And that they may rob the fatherless.

3 ^aWhat will you do in ^bthe day of punishment,
And in the desolation which will come from ^cafar?
To whom will you flee for help?
And where will you leave your glory?

4 Without Me they shall bow down among the ^aprisoners,
And they shall fall¹ among the slain.”
^bFor all this His anger is not turned away,
But His hand is stretched out still.

Arrogant Assyria Also Judged

5 “Woe to Assyria, ^athe rod of My anger
And the staff in whose hand is My indignation.

6 I will send him against ^aan ungodly nation,
And against the people of My wrath
I will ^bgive him charge,
To seize the spoil, to take the prey,
And to tread them down like the mire of the streets.

7 ^aYet he does not mean so,
Nor does his heart think so;
But it is in his heart to destroy,
And cut off not a few nations.

8 ^aFor he says,
‘Are not my princes altogether kings?

9 Is not ^aCalno ^blike Carchemish?
Is not Hamath like Arpad?
Is not Samaria ^clike Damascus?

Verse Comparison: Isaiah 10:1

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American Standard Version
Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and to the writers that write perverseness;

Amplified® Bible
WOE TO those [judges] who issue unrighteous decrees, and to the magistrates who keep causing unjust {and} oppressive decisions to be recorded,

Contemporary English Version
You people are in for trouble! You have made cruel and unfair laws

Darby English Version
Woe unto them that decree iniquitous decrees, and to the writers that prescribe oppression,

Good News Bible
You are doomed! You make unjust laws that oppress my people.

King James Version
Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed;

New American Standard Bible
Woe to those who enact evil statutes And to those who constantly record unjust decisions,

New International Version
Woe to those who make unjust laws,
to those who issue oppressive decrees,

New King James Version
“Woe to those who decree unrighteous decrees,
Who write misfortune,
Which they have prescribed

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Woe to those who enact evil statutes And to those who constantly record unjust decisions,

Revised Standard Version
Woe to those who decree iniquitous decrees, and the writers who keep writing oppression,

Young's Literal Translation
Wo `to' those decreeing decrees of iniquity, And writers who have prescribed perverseness.

New English Translation
Those who enact unjust policies are as good as dead,¹ those who are always instituting unfair regulations,²

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