Isaiah 9:11

Amplified Bible

Therefore the LORD raises against Ephraim adversaries from Rezin [king of Aram] And spurs their enemies on,

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The Lord has raised up Rezin’s adversaries against himand stirred up his enemies.

Hebrew Names Version
Therefore the LORD will set up on high against him the adversaries of Retzin, and will stir up his enemies,

King James Version
Therefore the Lord shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and join his enemies together;

English Standard Version
But the Lord raises the adversaries of Rezin against him, and stirs up his enemies.

New American Standard Bible
Therefore the LORD raises superior adversaries against them from Rezin And provokes their enemies,

New Century Version
But the Lord has brought the enemies of Rezin against them; he has stirred up their enemies against them.

World English Bible
Therefore Yahweh will set up on high against him the adversaries of Rezin, and will stir up his enemies,

Geneva Bible (1587)
Neuerthelesse the Lord will raise vp the aduersaries of Rezin against him, and ioyne his enemies together.

Legacy Standard Bible
Therefore Yahweh exalts against them adversaries from RezinAnd incites their enemies,

Berean Standard Bible
The LORD has raised up the foes of Rezin against him and joined his enemies together.

Contemporary English Version
The Lord made their enemies attack them.

Complete Jewish Bible
Aram from the east, P'lishtim from the west; and they devour Isra'el with an open mouth. Even after all this, his anger remains, his upraised hand still threatens.

Darby Translation
And Jehovah will set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and arm his enemies,

Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord found people to go up and fight against Rezin. He stirred up Rezin's enemies.

George Lamsa Translation
Therefore the LORD shall cause the adversaries of Rezin to prevail against him, and incite his enemies,

Good News Translation
The Lord has stirred up their enemies to attack them.

Lexham English Bible
So Yahweh strengthened the adversaries of Rezin against him, and he provoked his enemies—

Literal Translation
And Jehovah will set up Rezin's foes against him, and weave together his enemies;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Neuertheles, the LORDE shal prepare Rezin the enemie agaynst the, and so ordre their aduersaries,

American Standard Version
Therefore Jehovah will set up on high against him the adversaries of Rezin, and will stir up his enemies,

Bible in Basic English
For this cause the Lord has made strong the haters of Israel, driving them on to make war against him;

JPS Old Testament (1917)
The Arameans on the east, and the Philistines on the west; and they devour Israel with open mouth. For all this His anger is not turned away, but His hand is stretched out still.

King James Version (1611)
Therefore the Lord shall set vp the aduersaries of Rezin against him, and ioyne his enemies together.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
But the Lorde shall strengthen the enemies of Razin, and ioyne his aduersaries together against him.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And God shall dash down them that rise up against him on mount Sion, and shall scatter his enemies;

English Revised Version
Therefore the LORD shall set up on high against him the adversaries of Rezin, and shall stir up his enemies;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the Lord schal reise the enemyes of Rasyn on hym, and he schal turne the enemyes of hym in to noyse;

Update Bible Version
Therefore Yahweh will set up on high against him the adversaries of Rezin, and will stir up his enemies,

Webster's Bible Translation
Therefore the LORD will set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and join his enemies together;

New English Translation
Then the Lord provoked their adversaries to attack them, he stirred up their enemies—

New King James Version
Therefore the LORD shall set up The adversaries of Rezin against him, And spur his enemies on,

New Living Translation
But the Lord will bring Rezin's enemies against Israel and stir up all their foes.

New Life Bible
So the Lord brings men from Rezin to fight against them. He makes those who hate them move to action.

New Revised Standard
So the Lord raised adversaries against them, and stirred up their enemies,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Therefore will Yahweh strengthen the adversaries of Resin against him, - And his enemies will he arouse:

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Lord shall set up the enemies of Rasin over him, and shall bring on his enemies in a crowd:

Revised Standard Version
So the LORD raises adversaries against them, and stirs up their enemies.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah setteth the adversaries of Rezin on high above him, And his enemies he joineth together,

THE MESSAGE
So God incited their adversaries against them, stirred up their enemies to attack: From the east, Arameans; from the west, Philistines. They made hash of Israel. But even after that, he was still angry, his fist still raised, ready to hit them again.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Therefore the LORD raises against them adversaries from Rezin And spurs their enemies on,

Contextual Overview

⁸The Lord sends a word (message) against Jacob, And it falls on Israel [the ten northern tribes, the kingdom of Ephraim]. ⁹And all the people know it, That is, Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria [its capital], Who say in pride and arrogance of heart: ¹⁰"The bricks have fallen down, But we will rebuild [all the better] with ashlar (hewed stones); The sycamores have been cut down, But we will replace them with [expensive] cedars." ¹¹Therefore the LORD raises against Ephraim adversaries from Rezin [king of Aram] And spurs their enemies on,¹²The Arameans on the east and the Philistines on the west; And they devour Israel with gaping jaws. In spite of all this, God's anger does not turn away But His hand is still stretched out [in judgment]. ¹³Yet the people do not turn back [in repentance] to Him who struck them, Nor do they seek the LORD of hosts [as their most essential need]. ¹⁴Therefore the LORD cuts off head and tail [the highest and the lowest] from Israel, Both [the high] palm branch and [the low] bulrush in one day. ¹⁵The elderly and honorable man, he is the head; And the prophet who teaches lies, he is the tail. ¹⁶For those who lead this people are causing them to go astray; And those who are led [astray] by them are swallowed up. ¹⁷Therefore the Lord does not rejoice over their young men, Nor does He have compassion on their fatherless or their widows; For every one of them is godless and an evildoer, And every mouth is speaking foolishness. In spite of all this, God's anger does not turn away But His hand is still stretched out [in judgment].

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

set up: Isaiah 8:4-7, Isaiah 10:9-11, Isaiah 17:1-5, 2 Kings 15:29, 2 Kings 16:9

join: Heb. mingle

Reciprocal: Isaiah 7:16 - the land

Cross-References

Genesis 9:21
He drank some of the wine and became drunk, and he was uncovered and lay exposed inside his tent.

Genesis 9:22
Ham, the father of Canaan, saw [by accident] the nakedness of his father, and [to his father's shame] told his two brothers outside.

Genesis 9:23
So Shem and Japheth took a robe and put it on both their shoulders, and walked backwards and covered the nakedness of their father; their faces were turned away so that they did not see their father's nakedness.

Isaiah 54:9
"For this is like the waters of Noah to Me, As I swore [an oath] that the waters of Noah Would not flood the earth again; In the same way I have sworn that I will not be angry with you Nor will I rebuke you.

2 Peter 3:7
But by His word the present heavens and earth are being reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly people.

2 Peter 3:11
Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be [in the meantime] in holy behavior [that is, in a pattern of daily life that sets you apart as a believer] and in godliness [displaying profound reverence toward our awesome God],

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Therefore the Lord shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him,.... Set them up on high, as the word a signifies; exalt them above him, and make them superior to him, and conquerors of him, meaning the Assyrians; who, being sent for by Ahab, went up against Damascus, took it, and carried the people captive, and slew Rezin the king of Syria, the head of which was Damascus,

2 Kings 16:7 this is mentioned, because the Israelites put great trust and confidence in this prince, with whom they were in alliance; and this is said to abate their pride, arrogance, and haughtiness, before expressed:

and join his enemies together; or mix them; the Assyrian army, consisting of a mixture of various nations; or "stir" them "up", as the Targum; instigate them against him. Some understand the whole of Israel, against whom the adversaries of Rezin, namely, the Assyrians, would come, as they did, and invade their land, and carry them captive; with whom were various other people, as follows.

a ישגב "elevabit, sive extollet", Forerius.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Therefore - This verse indicates the punishment that would come upon them for their pride.

The Lord shall set up - Hebrew, ‘Shall exalt.’ That is, they shall overcome and subdue him.

The adversaries of Rezin - King of Syria, Isaiah 7:1. It should be observed here, that twenty-one manuscripts, instead of adversaries, read princes of Rezin. The sense seems to require this; as in the following verse, it is said that the Syrians will be excited against them.

Against him - Against Ephraim.

And join his enemies together - Hebrew, ‘Mingle them together.’ They shall be excited into wild and agitated commotion, and shall pour down together on the land and devour it. In what way this would be done is specified in Isaiah 9:12.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Isaiah 9:11. The adversaries of Rezin against him - "The princes of Retsin against him"] For צרי tsarey, enemies, Houbigant, by conjecture, reads שרי sarey, princes; which is confirmed by thirty of Kennicott's and De Rossi's MSS., (two ancient,) one of my own, ancient; and nine more have צ tsaddi, upon a rasure, and therefore had probably at first שרי sarey. The princes of Retsin, the late ally of Israel, that is, the Syrians, expressly named in the next verse, shall now be excited against Israel.

The Septuagint in this place give us another variation; for רצין Retsin, they read הר ציון har tsiyon, ορος σιων, Mount Sion, of which this may be the sense; but JEHOVAH shall set up the adversaries of Mount Sion against him, (i.e., against Israel,) and will strengthen his enemies together; the Syrians, the Philistines, who are called the adversaries of Mount Sion. See Simonis Lex. in voce סכך sachach.