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Isaiah 57:10
You are wearied by your many journeys, but you did not say, “There is no hope!” You found renewal of your strength; therefore you did not grow weak.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet addresses Judah during their idolatrous alliance-building, contrasting their political exhaustion with their spiritual apathy. The people have exhausted themselves seeking foreign protection while ignoring their covenant God.
The words — יָגַ֔עַתְּ (ya.Ga.'at) means "you became weary," paired with נוֹאָ֑שׁ (no.'Ash) meaning "despairing." The text records their physical exhaustion from long journeys but notes their refusal to declare hopelessness.
The thread — The refrain "It is hopeless" appears in Jeremiah 2:25 and Jeremiah 18:12 alongside declarations of self-reliance and idolatry. Jeremiah 5:3 similarly records a pattern of divine correction met with unrepentant stubbornness.
Why it lands — It demands a reader to examine whether their own pursuits yield genuine strength or merely mask a refusal to acknowledge God's sufficiency.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way; yet saidst thou not, There is no hope: thou hast found the life of thine hand; therefore thou wast not grieved.
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 2:25 You should have kept your feet from going bare and your throat from being thirsty. But you said, ‘It is hopeless! For I love foreign gods, and I must go after them.’
- Jeremiah 18:12 But they will reply, ‘It is hopeless. We will follow our own plans, and each of us will act according to the stubbornness of his evil heart.’”
- Jeremiah 5:3 O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent.
- 2 Chronicles 28:22 In the time of his distress, King Ahaz became even more unfaithful to the LORD.
- Isaiah 47:13 You are wearied by your many counselors; let them come forward now and save you—your astrologers who observe the stars, who monthly predict your fate.
- Jeremiah 2:36 How impulsive you are, constantly changing your ways! You will be disappointed by Egypt just as you were by Assyria.
- Jeremiah 3:3 Therefore the showers have been withheld, and no spring rains have fallen. Yet you have the brazen look of a prostitute; you refuse to be ashamed.
- Jeremiah 9:5 Each one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they wear themselves out committing iniquity.
- Jeremiah 44:17 Instead, we will do everything we vowed to do: We will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and offer drink offerings to her, just as we, our fathers, our kings, and our officials did in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. At that time we had plenty of food and good things, and we saw no disaster.
- Ezekiel 24:12 It has frustrated every effort; its thick rust has not been removed, even by the fire.