Isaiah 10:33
Context| NETBible | Look, the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies, is ready to cut off the branches with terrifying power. 1 The tallest trees 2 will be cut down, the loftiest ones will be brought low. |
| XREF | 2Ki 19:21-37; 2Ch 32:21; Job 40:11,12; Isa 2:11-17; Isa 10:16-19; Isa 37:24-36,38; Da 4:37; Am 2:9; Lu 14:11 |
| NET © Notes |
1 tc The Hebrew text reads “with terrifying power,” or “with a crash.” מַעֲרָצָה (ma’aratsah, “terrifying power” or “crash”) occurs only here. Several have suggested an emendation to מַעֲצָד (ma’atsad, “ax”) parallel to “ax” in v. 34; see HALOT 615 s.v. מַעֲצָד and H. Wildberger, Isaiah, 1:448. sn As in vv. 12 (see the note there) and 18, the Assyrians are compared to a tree/forest in vv. 33-34. 2 tn Heb “the exalted of the height.” This could refer to the highest branches (cf. TEV) or the tallest trees (cf. NIV, NRSV). |
