Isaiah 10:3-4

Isaiah 10:3-4

[3] And what will ye do  in the day  of visitation,  and in the desolation  which shall come  from far?  to whom will ye flee  for help?  and where will ye leave  your glory?  [4] Without me they shall  bow down  under the prisoners,  and they shall fall  under the slain.  For all this his anger  is not turned away,  but his hand  is stretched out still. 

What does Isaiah 10:3-4 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

When God brought Ephraim into judgment, he would have nowhere to hide and no one to protect him (cf. Matthew 24:45-51). Then he would be the needy without defense or recourse. For the fourth time, God promised that He would judge Ephraim (cf. Isaiah 9:12; Isaiah 9:17; Isaiah 9:21).
Ephraim, the Northern Kingdom, had more reason to fear God than he had to fear Assyria. Yahweh would discipline him because of his pride, corrupt leadership, selfishness, and oppression of his vulnerable citizens. He would not suffer defeat because of military inferiority but for moral inadequacy.