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Isaiah 10:12
So when the Lord has completed all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, He will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria for the fruit of his arrogant heart and the proud look in his eyes.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God speaks after finishing His judgment on Jerusalem and Mount Zion, declaring He will punish the Assyrian king for his pride.
The words — יְבַצַּ֤ע (ye.va.Tza') means "he will finish," and מַֽעֲשֵׂ֔/הוּ (ma.'a.Se./hu) translates to "his work," pinpointing the exact termination of God's disciplinary action.
The thread — Divine punishment for arrogant rulers appears in Jeremiah 50:18 and Job 40:11, while the survival of Zion's remnant is recorded in 2 Kings 19:31.
Why it lands — The text requires acknowledging that God's judgment follows a fixed completion and that human pride is met with direct accountability.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Wherefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks.
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 50:18 Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “I will punish the king of Babylon and his land as I punished the king of Assyria.
- 2 Kings 19:31 For a remnant will go forth from Jerusalem, and survivors from Mount Zion. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.
- Job 40:11 Unleash the fury of your wrath; look on every proud man and bring him low.
- Psalms 18:27 For You save an afflicted people, but You humble those with haughty eyes.
- Isaiah 2:11 The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.
- Isaiah 5:15 So mankind will be brought low, and each man humbled; the arrogant will lower their eyes.
- Isaiah 9:9 All the people will know it—Ephraim and the dwellers of Samaria. With pride and arrogance of heart they will say:
- Isaiah 10:5 Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath.
- Isaiah 10:16 Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts will send a wasting disease among Assyria’s stout warriors, and under his pomp will be kindled a fire like a burning flame.
- Isaiah 10:25 For in just a little while My fury against you will subside, and My anger will turn to their destruction.”