The Meaning of Isaiah 10:19 Explained

Isaiah 10:19

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

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

Darby: And the remainder of the trees of his forest shall be few: yea, a child might write them.

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

Discover Isaiah 10:19

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Isaiah 10:19?

MEANING: What does Isaiah 10:19 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Isaiah 10:19 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Isaiah 10:19?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Isaiah 10:19 Mean?

Verse Meaning

The remaining trees (leaders) would be so few that a small child would be able to count them.
In701 B.C. the Assyrians besieged Jerusalem and God slew185 ,000 of them in one night ( Isaiah 37:36-37). The Babylonians felled the Assyrian Empire in609 B.C. One scholar believed that all of what Isaiah predicted in Isaiah 10:5-19 was fulfilled between the fall of Nineveh in612 B.C. and the battle of Carchemish in605 B.C. [1]

Context Summary

Isaiah 10:5-19 - The Mighty Laid Low
This question is addressed to the Assyrian invader, described as God's staff and rod. He was the means of inflicting deserved penalty on the world of that age, and especially on the Chosen People. He had no thought of this, but considered himself free to wreak his will without reference to that Higher Power whose agent he was. But the ruthless manner in which he carried out his work was destined to come under the divine judgment, Isaiah 10:12-15.
The capture of Jerusalem seemed as sure as the taking of a nest of eggs. The strongest barriers that the nations could oppose to his arms had fallen before the Assyrian king; and surely the Hebrew city should not escape. But God had yet to be reckoned with, Isaiah 10:16-19. The conception here is borrowed from a forest fire, which begins among the brushwood and presently consumes the loftiest and stoutest trees; so would the fire of destruction be kindled during the attack on the Holy City, which finally would involve the whole Assyrian empire. Let us not fear the wrath of man. God makes some portion of it to praise Him, and He restrains the remainder. [source]

Chapter Summary: Isaiah 10

1  The woe of tyrants
5  Assyria, the rod of hypocrites, for its pride shall be broken
20  A remnant of Israel shall be saved
23  Judah is comforted with promise of deliverance from Assyria

What do the individual words in Isaiah 10:19 mean?

And the rest of the trees of his forest so [few] in number will be that a child may write them -
וּשְׁאָ֥ר עֵ֛ץ יַעְר֖וֹ מִסְפָּ֣ר יִֽהְי֑וּ וְנַ֖עַר יִכְתְּבֵֽם פ

וּשְׁאָ֥ר  And  the  rest 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שְׁאָר  
Sense: rest, residue, remnant, remainder.
עֵ֛ץ  of  the  trees 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: עֵץ  
Sense: tree, wood, timber, stock, plank, stalk, stick, gallows.
יַעְר֖וֹ  of  his  forest 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: יַעַר 
Sense: forest, wood, thicket, wooded height.
מִסְפָּ֣ר  so  [few]  in  number 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִסְפָּר  
Sense: number, tale.
יִֽהְי֑וּ  will  be 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
וְנַ֖עַר  that  a  child 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: נַעַר  
Sense: a boy, lad, servant, youth, retainer.
יִכְתְּבֵֽם  may  write  them 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine plural
Root: כָּתַב  
Sense: to write, record, enrol.
פ  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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