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I will vent my wrath on my foes and avenge myself on my enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Therefore, the Lord, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the Mighty One of Israel, says, “I will take revenge on my enemies and pay back my foes!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore the Lord declares, the LORD of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel: “Ah, I will get relief from my enemies and avenge myself on my foes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, declares: “Ah, I will be relieved of My foes and avenge Myself on My enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Therefore saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Therefore the Lord says, The LORD of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, “Ah, I will rid Myself of My adversaries, And take vengeance on My enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the Lord GOD of armies, The Mighty One of Israel, declares, “Ah, I will have satisfaction against My adversaries, And avenge Myself on My enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Therefore the Lord GOD of hosts, The Mighty One of Israel, declares, &#8220Ah, I will be relieved of My adversaries And avenge Myself on My foes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Therefore the Lord GOD of hosts, The Mighty One of Israel declares, “Ah, I will be relieved of My adversaries, And avenge Myself on My foes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Therefore the Lord, Yahweh of hosts, The Mighty One of Israel, declares, “Ah, I will be comforted concerning My adversaries, And I will avenge Myself on My enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the Lord GOD of hosts, The Mighty One of Israel, declares: “Ah, I will be freed of My adversaries And avenge Myself on My enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the Lord GOD of Armies, the Mighty One of Israel, declares: “Ah, I will get even with my foes; I will take revenge against my enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, declares:&#8221 Ah, I will gain satisfaction from My foes; I will take revenge against My enemies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I am the LORD All-Powerful, the mighty ruler of Israel, and I make you a promise: You are now my enemy, and I will show my anger by taking revenge on you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Therefore saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />That's why the Lord, the LORD of Armies, the Mighty One of Israel, says, "How horrible it will be when I take revenge on my opponents! I will avenge myself against my enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So now, listen to what the LORD Almighty, Israel's powerful God, is saying: "I will take revenge on you, my enemies, and you will cause me no more trouble. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the Lord GOD of the Heavenly Armies, the one who is Israel's Mighty One, declares: "Now I'll get relief from his enemies and avenge myself on his foes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, the sovereign LORD who commands armies, the powerful ruler of Israel, says this: "Ah, I will seek vengeance against my adversaries, I will take revenge against my enemies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the Lord, the LORD of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, says: "Ah, I will get relief from my adversaries, and avenge myself of my enemies;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Therefore saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of my adversaries, and avenge me of my enemies:<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, declares: “Ah, I will be relieved of My foes and avenge Myself on My enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, the Mighty One of Israel, says: “Ah, I will get relief from my adversaries, and avenge myself on my enemies. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore—a declaration of the Lord—YHWH of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel: “Oh, I relieve Myself from My adversaries, "" And avenge Myself against My enemies,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Therefore -- the affirmation of the Lord -- Jehovah of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel: Ah, I am eased of Mine adversaries, And I am avenged of Mine enemies,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For this says the lord Jehovah of armies, the mighty one of Israel, Wo! I will take vengeance of mine adversaries, and I will avenge myself of mine enemies:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Therefore saith the Lord the God of hosts, the mighty one of Israel: Ah! I will comfort myself over my adversaries: and I will be revenged of my enemies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Because of this, the Lord God of hosts, the Strength of Israel, says: Ah! I will be consoled over my enemies, and I will be vindicated from my adversaries.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Now, therefore, says the Lord, the LORD of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel: Ah! I will take vengeance on my foes and fully repay my enemies! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore says the Sovereign, the LORD of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel: Ah, I will pour out my wrath on my enemies, and avenge myself on my foes!<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel: Ah, I will avenge myself of my adversaries, I will take vengeance upon my enemies;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because of this, thus says THE LORD OF LORDS of Armies, The Mighty One of Israel: ‘Woe! I am repaid by my haters and I am avenged of my enemies!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Therefore saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts, The Mighty One of Israel: Ah, I will ease Me of Mine adversaries, And avenge Me of Mine enemies;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Therefore thus saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts, Woe to the mighty <i>men</i> of Israel; for my wrath shall not cease against mine adversaries, and I will execute judgement on mine enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/1-24.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=265" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/1.htm">The Corruption of Zion</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">23</span>Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them. <span class="reftext">24</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: lā·ḵên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">Therefore</a> <a href="/hebrew/113.htm" title="113: hā·’ā·ḏō·wn (Art:: N-ms) -- Lord. Or adon; from an unused root; sovereign, i.e. Controller.">the Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">GOD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6635.htm" title="6635: ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ (N-cp) -- Or tsbadah; from tsaba'; a mass of persons, especially reg. Organized for war; by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively.">of Hosts,</a> <a href="/hebrew/46.htm" title="46: ’ă·ḇîr (N-msc) -- Strong. From 'abar; mighty.">the Mighty</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">One of Israel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5002.htm" title="5002: nə·’um (N-msc) -- Utterance. From na'am; an oracle.">declares:</a> <a href="/hebrew/1945.htm" title="1945: hō·w (Interjection) -- Ah! alas! ha! A prolonged form of how; oh!">“Ah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5162.htm" title="5162: ’en·nā·ḥêm (V-Nifal-Imperf.h-1cs) -- A primitive root; properly, to sigh, i.e. Breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. to pity, console or rue; or to avenge.">I will be relieved</a> <a href="/hebrew/6862.htm" title="6862: miṣ·ṣā·ray (Prep-m:: N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Narrow, a tight place, a pebble, an opponent. Or tsar; from tsarar; narrow; a tight place; also a pebble; an opponent.">of My foes</a> <a href="/hebrew/5358.htm" title="5358: wə·’in·nā·qə·māh (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjImperf.Cohort-1cs) -- To avenge, take vengeance. A primitive root; to grudge, i.e. Avenge or punish.">and avenge Myself</a> <a href="/hebrew/341.htm" title="341: mê·’ō·wy·ḇāy (Prep-m:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 1cs) -- Hating, an adversary. Or owyeb; active participle of 'ayab; hating; an adversary.">on My enemies.</a> </span><span class="reftext">25</span>I will turn My hand against you; I will thoroughly purge your dross; I will remove all your impurities.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/30-23.htm">Jeremiah 30:23-24</a></span><br />Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked. / The fierce anger of the LORD will not turn back until He has fully accomplished the purposes of His heart. In the days to come you will understand this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/5-13.htm">Ezekiel 5:13</a></span><br />And when My anger is spent and I have vented My wrath against them, I will be appeased. And when I have spent My wrath on them, they will know that I, the LORD, in My zeal have spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/1-2.htm">Nahum 1:2</a></span><br />The LORD is a jealous and avenging God; the LORD is avenging and full of wrath. The LORD takes vengeance on His foes and reserves wrath for His enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-35.htm">Deuteronomy 32:35</a></span><br />Vengeance is Mine; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-19.htm">Romans 12:19</a></span><br />Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-30.htm">Hebrews 10:30</a></span><br />For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge His people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-10.htm">Revelation 6:10</a></span><br />And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge those who dwell upon the earth and avenge our blood?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-5.htm">Malachi 3:5</a></span><br />“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/3-8.htm">Zephaniah 3:8</a></span><br />Therefore wait for Me,” declares the LORD, “until the day I rise to testify. For My decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them My indignation—all My burning anger. For all the earth will be consumed by the fire of My jealousy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/46-10.htm">Jeremiah 46:10</a></span><br />For that day belongs to the Lord GOD of Hosts, a day of vengeance against His foes. The sword will devour until it is satisfied, until it is quenched with their blood. For the Lord GOD of Hosts will hold a sacrifice in the land of the north by the River Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-4.htm">Isaiah 63:4</a></span><br />For the day of vengeance was in My heart, and the year of My redemption had come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-18.htm">Isaiah 59:18</a></span><br />So He will repay according to their deeds: fury to His enemies, retribution to His foes, and recompense to the islands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-8.htm">Isaiah 34:8</a></span><br />For the LORD has a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-4.htm">Isaiah 35:4</a></span><br />Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-6.htm">Isaiah 66:6</a></span><br />Hear the uproar from the city; listen to the voice from the temple! It is the voice of the LORD, repaying His enemies what they deserve!</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Therefore said the LORD, the LORD of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of my adversaries, and avenge me of my enemies:</p><p class="hdg">the mighty</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/30-29.htm">Isaiah 30:29</a></b></br> Ye shall have a song, as in the night <i>when</i> a holy solemnity is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the mountain of the LORD, to the mighty One of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/49-26.htm">Isaiah 49:26</a></b></br> And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the LORD <i>am</i> thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/60-16.htm">Isaiah 60:16</a></b></br> Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I the LORD <i>am</i> thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.</p><p class="hdg">Ah</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-63.htm">Deuteronomy 28:63</a></b></br> And it shall come to pass, <i>that</i> as the LORD rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the LORD will rejoice over you to destroy you, and to bring you to nought; and ye shall be plucked from off the land whither thou goest to possess it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-43.htm">Deuteronomy 32:43</a></b></br> Rejoice, O ye nations, <i>with</i> his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversaries, and will be merciful unto his land, <i>and</i> to his people.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/1-25.htm">Proverbs 1:25,26</a></b></br> But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/143-12.htm">Adversaries</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-1.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-4.htm">Ah</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-9.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-9.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/psalms/79-10.htm">Avenge</a> <a href="/psalms/58-10.htm">Avenged</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-1.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-33.htm">Ease</a> <a href="/job/16-6.htm">Eased</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-16.htm">End</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-7.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/psalms/143-12.htm">Foes</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-10.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-9.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-4.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/songs/4-4.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-5.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-18.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/psalms/143-1.htm">Relief</a> <a href="/psalms/81-6.htm">Relieved</a> <a href="/songs/8-9.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-11.htm">Vent</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-4.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/9-11.htm">Adversaries</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-15.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-5.htm">Ah</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-12.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-12.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-9.htm">Avenge</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-9.htm">Avenged</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-15.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-9.htm">Ease</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-13.htm">Eased</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-28.htm">End</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-11.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-11.htm">Foes</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-11.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-12.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/isaiah/4-2.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-31.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-13.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-27.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-3.htm">Relief</a> <a href="/mark/5-26.htm">Relieved</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-31.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-11.htm">Vent</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-8.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/1-1.htm">Isaiah complains of Judah for her rebellion</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/1-5.htm">He laments her judgments</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/1-10.htm">He upbraids their whole service</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/1-16.htm">He exhorts to repentance, with promises and threats</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/1-21.htm">Bewailing their wickedness, he denounces God's judgments</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/1-25.htm">He promises grace</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/1-28.htm">And threatens destruction to the wicked</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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"Lord GOD of Hosts" refers to God's command over the heavenly armies, indicating His supreme authority and ability to execute judgment. The title "Mighty One of Israel" underscores His special relationship with Israel and His power to protect and discipline His chosen people. This introduction sets the stage for a divine pronouncement, highlighting God's sovereignty and the seriousness of His message. The use of "declares" indicates a formal and authoritative statement, often used by prophets to convey God's direct words.<p><b>Ah, I will be relieved of My foes</b><br>The expression "Ah" conveys a deep emotional response from God, reflecting His righteous indignation and the burden of dealing with persistent rebellion. The phrase "I will be relieved" suggests that God's patience has limits and that He seeks to remove the burden of His adversaries. This relief is not just emotional but also judicial, as God prepares to act against those who oppose Him. The "foes" are those within Israel who have turned away from God, as well as external enemies. This reflects the broader biblical theme of God’s justice and the eventual triumph over evil.<p><b>and avenge Myself on My enemies.</b><br>The concept of vengeance here is tied to divine justice rather than human retaliation. God's vengeance is a response to sin and rebellion, ensuring that justice is served. This is consistent with the biblical principle that vengeance belongs to the Lord (<a href="/deuteronomy/32-35.htm">Deuteronomy 32:35</a>, <a href="/romans/12-19.htm">Romans 12:19</a>). The "enemies" are those who have opposed God's will and purposes, both within Israel and among the nations. This phrase foreshadows the ultimate victory of God over all opposition, a theme that culminates in the eschatological visions of Revelation. It also points to the redemptive work of Christ, who through His sacrifice, defeats sin and death, avenging the wrongs against God’s holiness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord_god_of_hosts.htm">The Lord GOD of Hosts</a></b><br>This title emphasizes God's supreme authority and command over the heavenly armies, highlighting His power and sovereignty.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_mighty_one_of_israel.htm">The Mighty One of Israel</a></b><br>This designation underscores God's strength and His special relationship with Israel as their protector and deliverer.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/f/foes_and_enemies.htm">Foes and Enemies</a></b><br>These refer to those who oppose God and His purposes, including both external adversaries and those within Israel who have turned away from Him.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet through whom God delivers this message, calling the people of Judah and Jerusalem to repentance.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah_and_jerusalem.htm">Judah and Jerusalem</a></b><br>The primary audience of Isaiah's prophecy, representing the southern kingdom of Israel during a time of moral and spiritual decline.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_power.htm">God's Sovereignty and Power</a></b><br>Recognize that God is the ultimate authority over all creation, and His plans will prevail despite human opposition.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_justice.htm">Divine Justice</a></b><br>Understand that God is just and will address wrongdoing in His perfect timing, which calls us to trust in His righteous judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance.htm">Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Reflect on the need for personal and communal repentance, turning away from sin and aligning with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_relationship_with_his_people.htm">God's Relationship with His People</a></b><br>Appreciate the special relationship God has with His people, which includes both His protection and His discipline.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_vengeance.htm">Trust in God's Vengeance</a></b><br>Learn to release personal desires for revenge, trusting that God will handle justice according to His wisdom.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_2_sam_24_and_1_chr_21_differ.htm">Why do 2 Samuel 24 and 1 Chronicles 21 differ in their attribution of who prompted David's census--God or Satan?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_was_david_punished_for_a_census.htm">Why was David punished for conducting a census?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_hosea_13_14_promise_deliverance.htm">Hosea 13:14: Why does this verse promise deliverance from death when the broader context seems focused on judgment and destruction, potentially creating a theological conflict? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_god's_world_with_other_deities.htm">(Psalm 24:1) If the entire world belongs to the Lord, how do we reconcile this with the existence of other deities in different religious traditions?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(24) <span class= "bld">Therefore saith the Lord.</span>--The word for "saith" (literally, <span class= "ital">whisper</span>) is that which always indicates the solemn utterance of an oracle. The solemnity is emphasised by the exceptional accumulation of Divine names. He who speaks is the Eternal, the Lord of the armies of earth and heaven, the Hero, the Mighty One, of Israel. The latter name is found also in <a href="/isaiah/49-26.htm" title="And I will feed them that oppress you with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the LORD am your Savior and your Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.">Isaiah 49:26</a>; <a href="/isaiah/60-16.htm" title="You shall also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shall suck the breast of kings: and you shall know that I the LORD am your Savior and your Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.">Isaiah 60:16</a>; <a href="/genesis/49-24.htm" title="But his bow stayed in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from there is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)">Genesis 49:24</a>; <a href="/psalms/132-2.htm" title="How he swore to the LORD, and vowed to the mighty God of Jacob;">Psalm 132:2</a>; <a href="/psalms/132-5.htm" title="Until I find out a place for the LORD, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.">Psalm 132:5</a>, and not elsewhere.<p><span class= "bld">Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries.</span>--In bold, anthropomorphic language, which reminds us of <a href="/psalms/78-65.htm" title="Then the LORD awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that shouts by reason of wine.">Psalm 78:65</a>, Jehovah is represented as waking out of slumber, and rising up to judgment. The words "ease" and "avenge" in the Hebrew have nearly the same sound (<span class= "ital">nicham </span>and <span class= "ital">niqqam</span>)<span class= "ital">, </span>and come from the same root, the primary thought being that of the deep breath which a man draws in the act of throwing off a burden. The weariness and impatience of <a href="/isaiah/1-14.htm" title="Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hates: they are a trouble to me; I am weary to bear them.">Isaiah 1:14</a>, the long-suffering that waited, had come to an end at last (comp. <a href="/isaiah/5-11.htm" title="Woe to them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!">Isaiah 5:11</a>; <a href="/isaiah/5-13.htm" title="Therefore my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge: and their honorable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst.">Isaiah 5:13</a>), and the day of vengeance had come. The punishment was, however, to be reformatory, and not merely penal. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 24-31.</span> - THE DECLARATION OF GOD'S JUDGMENT. It is foreknown to God that Israel will not repent. He therefore fulminates his judgment; which, however, is still conditional, so far as individuals are con-corned. His vengeance will fall upon the land; but the result will be twofold. Destruction will come upon the unrighteous and the sinners (ver. 28) - they will be "consumed" (ver. 28), and "confounded" (ver. 29); but there will be some on whom the punishment will have a purifying power, whose dross it will purge away, and whom it will convert to God (vers. 25, 27). From these will rise up a new Jerusalem - a "city of righteousness," a "faithful stronghold" (ver. 26). <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 24.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The Lord, the Lord of hosts</span>. In the original, <span class="accented">Ha-Adon</span>, <span class="accented">Jehovah Sabaoth - i.e.</span> "The Lord" (or "Master" of men and angels), "the Self-Existing One of the hosts of heaven" - <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, their God, the only proper object of their worship. It gives peculiar weight and significance to this prophecy, that it is introduced by a triple designation of the Divine Being. <span class="cmt_word">The Mighty One of Israel.</span> A very unusual designation, only found here and, with the modification of "Jacob" for "Israel, "in the following places: <a href="/isaiah/49-26.htm">Isaiah 49:26</a>; <a href="/isaiah/60-16.htm">Isaiah 60:16</a>; <a href="/genesis/49-24.htm">Genesis 49:24</a>; <a href="/psalms/132-2.htm">Psalm 132:2, 5</a>. God's might would be shown alike in his vengeance on his enemies, and in his purification of a remnant to serve him. <span class="cmt_word">I will ease me of mine adversaries</span>; literally, <span class="accented">I will comfort me</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> I will rid myself of them, and so obtain the only comfort that they will allow me to receive from them (comp. <a href="/ezekiel/5-13.htm">Ezekiel 5:13</a>, "I will cause my fury to rest upon them, and I will be comforted"). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/1-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Therefore</span><br /><span class="heb">לָכֵ֗ן</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḵên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> </span><span class="str2">So -- thus</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Lord</span><br /><span class="heb">הָֽאָדוֹן֙</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·ḏō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_113.htm">Strong's 113: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sovereign, controller</span><br /><br /><span class="word">GOD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Hosts,</span><br /><span class="heb">צְבָא֔וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6635.htm">Strong's 6635: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Mighty</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲבִ֖יר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḇîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_46.htm">Strong's 46: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mighty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">One of Israel,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">declares:</span><br /><span class="heb">נְאֻ֤ם</span> <span class="translit">(nə·’um)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5002.htm">Strong's 5002: </a> </span><span class="str2">An oracle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Ah,</span><br /><span class="heb">ה֚וֹי</span> <span class="translit">(hō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1945.htm">Strong's 1945: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ah! alas! ha!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will be relieved</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶנָּחֵ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(’en·nā·ḥêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5162.htm">Strong's 5162: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sigh, breathe strongly, to be sorry, to pity, console, rue, to avenge</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of My foes</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצָּרַ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·ṣā·ray)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6862.htm">Strong's 6862: </a> </span><span class="str2">Narrow, a tight place, a pebble, an opponent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and avenge Myself</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאִנָּקְמָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’in·nā·qə·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5358.htm">Strong's 5358: </a> </span><span class="str2">To grudge, avenge, punish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on My enemies.</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵאוֹיְבָֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’ō·wy·ḇāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_341.htm">Strong's 341: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hating, an adversary</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/1-24.htm">Isaiah 1:24 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/1-24.htm">Isaiah 1:24 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/1-24.htm">Isaiah 1:24 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/1-24.htm">Isaiah 1:24 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/1-24.htm">Isaiah 1:24 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/1-24.htm">Isaiah 1:24 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/1-24.htm">Isaiah 1:24 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/1-24.htm">Isaiah 1:24 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/1-24.htm">Isaiah 1:24 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/1-24.htm">Isaiah 1:24 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/1-24.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 1:24 Therefore the Lord Yahweh of Armies (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/1-23.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 1:23"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 1:23" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/1-25.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 1:25"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 1:25" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>