Bible Strands
Isaiah 63:10
But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet addresses Israel’s collective rebellion immediately after recounting God’s past deliverance and carrying of the nation. The narrative shifts from divine compassion to divine opposition based on the people’s actions.
The words — מָר֥וּ (ma.Ru) translates to “they rebelled,” and וְ/עִצְּב֖וּ (ve./'i.tze.Vu) translates to “and they grieved.” These verbs directly describe the people’s active defiance and the sorrowing of God’s Spirit.
The thread — The motif of grieving or resisting the Holy Spirit appears in Acts 7:51, Ephesians 4:30, and Psalms 78:56. These passages consistently link persistent spiritual defiance with divine judgment or the withholding of favor.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that persistent rebellion provokes divine opposition and that spiritual privilege does not guarantee continued protection. It requires readers to acknowledge that divine patience operates within the boundaries of covenant faithfulness.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.
Cross-references
- Acts 7:51 You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.
- Ephesians 4:30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
- Psalms 78:56 But they tested and disobeyed God Most High, for they did not keep His decrees.
- Psalms 78:40 How often they disobeyed Him in the wilderness and grieved Him in the desert!
- Jeremiah 21:5 And I Myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and a mighty arm, with anger, fury, and great wrath.
- Nehemiah 9:16 But they and our fathers became arrogant and stiff-necked and did not obey Your commandments.
- Ezekiel 20:8 But they rebelled against Me and refused to listen. None of them cast away the abominations before their eyes, and they did not forsake the idols of Egypt. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the land of Egypt.
- Psalms 51:11 Cast me not away from Your presence; take not Your Holy Spirit from me.
- Exodus 15:24 So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?”
- Exodus 16:8 And Moses added, “The LORD will give you meat to eat this evening and bread to fill you in the morning, for He has heard your grumbling against Him. Who are we? Your grumblings are not against us but against the LORD.”