Isaiah 10:19

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

The remaining trees of its forests will be so few that a child could count them.

American Standard Version (1901)

And the remnant of the trees of his forest shall be few, so that a child may write them.

Bible in Basic English

And the rest of the trees of his wood will be small in number, so that a child may put them down in writing.

Free Bible Version

The trees left in its forests will be so few that a child could count them.

Geneva Bible 1599

And the rest of the trees of his forest shalbe fewe, that a childe may tell them.

King James (Authorized) Version

And the rest of the trees of his forest shall be few, that a child may write them.

One Unity Resource Bible

The remnant of the trees of his forest shall be few, so that a child could write their number.

Translation for Translators

There will be very few trees left in those forests; even a child will be able to count them.”

Unlocked Literal Bible

The remnant of the trees of his forest will be so few, that a child could count them.

Noah Webster Bible

And the rest of the trees of his forest shall be few, that a child may write them.

World English Bible

The remnant of the trees of his forest shall be few, so that a child could write their number.

Young's Literal Translation

And the rest of the trees of his forest [are] few, And a youth doth write them.

Context

Judgment on Assyria

¹⁸The splendor of its forests and orchards, both soul and body, it will completely destroy, as a sickness consumes a man. ¹⁹The remaining trees of its forests will be so few that a child could count them.

Summary

In Isaiah 10:19, the prophet Isaiah is describing the devastation that will come upon the land of Assyria as a result of God's judgment. The once mighty forests and fertile fields will be reduced to a small number of trees, symbolizing the complete destruction that will befall the Assyrian empire. This verse serves as a reminder of God's sovereignty and justice, showing that even the most powerful nations are subject to His judgment when they act in pride and disobedience. It also offers hope to the people of Judah, assuring them that God will ultimately deliver them from their oppressors.

Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

rest--those who shall survive the destruction of the host. his forest--same image as in Isa 10:18, for the once dense army. child . . . write--so few that a child might count them.

John Gill Bible Commentary

And it shall come to pass in that day,.... Here begins a prophecy relating to the people of Israel, and concerns things that should befall them after the destruction of the Babylonish monarchy, which after Nebuchadnezzar did not last long; there were but two kings after him mentioned in Scripture, Evilmerodach, and Belshazzar; so that its tall trees, its kings, were very few, so few that a child might count them; and what is after said is for the comfort of that people, and seems to refer to the times of the Gospel, as appears by some words in the context cited by the Apostle Paul: that the remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob; who should return from the Babylonish captivity, and be settled in their own land: shall no more again stay upon him that smote them; either on the kings of Egypt, who were originally their oppressors, and in whom they had been so foolish as to put their trust and confidence, they being but a broken staff and reed, Isa 30:2 or on the king of Assyria, in the time of Ahaz, who made him pay tribute, and afterwards fought against him: but shall stay upon the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, in truth; that is, upon Christ, the Lord of all, and King of saints; the Lord their righteousness, and from whom they have their holiness: to stay or lean on him is expressive of faith in him, of reliance and dependence on him, and trust in him; which is done in sincerity and uprightness of soul, unfeigned and without dissimulation; not in profession only, but in reality, and as nakedly revealed in the Gospel, without type and figure; for this respects Gospel times, in which the shadows of the law are gone, and Christ, as the object of faith, appears unveiled, being come a High Priest of good things to come. The Targum is they "shall no more lean on the people whom they served; but they shall lean upon the Word of the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, in truth;'' that is, on the essential Word, the Messiah: this was the case of a few of them, a remnant according to the election of grace, as the following words show.

Isaiah 10:19

Judgment on Assyria

Scripture
Sermons
Commentary

Berean Standard Bible

The remaining trees of its forests will be so few that a child could count them.

American Standard Version (1901)

And the remnant of the trees of his forest shall be few, so that a child may write them.

Bible in Basic English

And the rest of the trees of his wood will be small in number, so that a child may put them down in writing.

Free Bible Version

The trees left in its forests will be so few that a child could count them.

Geneva Bible 1599

And the rest of the trees of his forest shalbe fewe, that a childe may tell them.

King James (Authorized) Version

And the rest of the trees of his forest shall be few, that a child may write them.

One Unity Resource Bible

The remnant of the trees of his forest shall be few, so that a child could write their number.

Translation for Translators

There will be very few trees left in those forests; even a child will be able to count them.”

Unlocked Literal Bible

The remnant of the trees of his forest will be so few, that a child could count them.

Noah Webster Bible

And the rest of the trees of his forest shall be few, that a child may write them.

World English Bible

The remnant of the trees of his forest shall be few, so that a child could write their number.

Young's Literal Translation

And the rest of the trees of his forest [are] few, And a youth doth write them.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

rest--those who shall survive the destruction of the host. his forest--same image as in Isa 10:18, for the once dense army. child . . . write--so few that a child might count them.

John Gill Bible Commentary