Lux Domini
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 10:4 mean?

These verses are to be joined with the foregoing chapter. Woe to the superior powers that devise and decree unrighteous decrees!

Key themes

Justice and mercyPeaceHolinessJudgment

Read with

Keep this verse inside Isaiah 10:1-4 and alongside a few nearby related passages.

Glossary

Bow Tribe

The bow was in use in early times both in war and in the chase ( Gen. 21:20 ; 27:3 ; 48:22 ). The tribe of Benjamin were famous for the use of the bow ( 1 Chr. 8:40 ; 12:2 ; 2 Chr. 14:8 ; 17:17 ); so also were the Elamites.