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So he turned and became their enemy and he himself fought against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/63.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But they rebelled against him and grieved his Holy Spirit. So he became their enemy and fought against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/63.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But they rebelled and grieved his Holy Spirit; therefore he turned to be their enemy, and himself fought against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/63.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/63.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, <i>and</i> he fought against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/63.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit; So He turned Himself against them as an enemy, <i>And</i> He fought against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/63.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But they rebelled And grieved His Holy Spirit; Therefore He turned Himself to become their enemy, He fought against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/63.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But they rebelled And grieved His Holy Spirit; Therefore He turned Himself to become their enemy, He fought against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/63.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But they rebelled And grieved His Holy Spirit; Therefore, He turned Himself to become their enemy, He fought against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/63.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But they rebelled And grieved His Holy Spirit; Therefore He turned Himself to become their enemy; He fought against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/63.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But they rebelled And grieved His Holy Spirit; Therefore He changed into their enemy, And He fought against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/63.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But they rebelled and grieved his Holy Spirit. So he became their enemy and fought against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/63.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He became their enemy and fought against them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/63.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But they rebelled, and grieved his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and himself fought against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/63.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then the LORD's people turned against him and made his Holy Spirit sad. So he became their enemy and attacked them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/63.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But they rebelled, and grieved his holy spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and himself fought against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/63.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But they rebelled and offended his Holy Spirit. So he turned against them as their enemy; he fought against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/63.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />but they rebelled against him and made his holy spirit sad. So the LORD became their enemy and fought against them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/63.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Yet they rebelled and grieved his Holy Spirit; so he changed and became their enemy, and he himself fought against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/63.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/63.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But they rebelled and offended his holy Spirit, so he turned into an enemy and fought against them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/63.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But they rebelled, and grieved his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he himself fought against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/63.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/63.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But they rebelled and grieved his Holy Spirit. Therefore he turned and became their enemy, and he himself fought against them. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/63.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And they have been rebellious and have grieved His Holy Spirit, "" And He turns to them for an enemy, "" He Himself has fought against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/63.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And they have rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit, And He turneth to them for an enemy, He Himself hath fought against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/63.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />They embittered and grieved his holy spirit; and he will turn to them for an enemy; he fought against them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/63.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But they provoked to wrath, and afflicted the spirit of his Holy One: and he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/63.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But they themselves provoked to wrath and afflicted his Holy Spirit, and he was turned to be for them like an enemy, and he himself went to war against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/63.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But they rebelled and grieved his holy spirit; So he turned to become their enemy, and warred against them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/63.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But they rebelled and grieved his holy spirit; therefore he became their enemy; he himself fought against them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/63.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But they rebelled and grieved his holy Spirit; therefore he turned to be their enemy and he fought against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/63.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And those provoked and grieved The Spirit of his Holiness, and he was turned into an enemy to them, and he fought with them<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/63.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But they rebelled, and grieved His holy spirit; Therefore He was turned to be their enemy, Himself fought against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/63.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But they disobeyed, and provoked his Holy Spirit: so he turned to be an enemy, he himself contended against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/63-10.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=13921" 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/63.htm">God's Mercies Recalled</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: wə·hêm·māh (Conj-w:: Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they.">But they</a> <a href="/hebrew/4784.htm" title="4784: mā·rū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To be contentious or rebellious. A primitive root; to be bitter; to rebel.">rebelled</a> <a href="/hebrew/6087.htm" title="6087: wə·‘iṣ·ṣə·ḇū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to carve, i.e. Fabricate or fashion; hence to worry, pain or anger.">and grieved</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: qā·ḏə·šōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">His Holy</a> <a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: rū·aḥ (N-csc) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">Spirit.</a> <a href="/hebrew/2015.htm" title="2015: way·yê·hā·p̄êḵ (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To turn, overturn. A primitive root; to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert.">So He turned</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">and became</a> <a href="/hebrew/341.htm" title="341: lə·’ō·w·yêḇ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- Hating, an adversary. Or owyeb; active participle of 'ayab; hating; an adversary.">their enemy,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">and He Himself</a> <a href="/hebrew/3898.htm" title="3898: nil·ḥam- (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- To feed on, to consume, to battle. A primitive root; to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle.">fought</a> <a href="/hebrew/bām (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">against them.</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>Then His people remembered the days of old, the days of Moses. Where is He who brought them through the sea with the shepherds of His flock? Where is the One who set His Holy Spirit among them,…<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="/ephesians/4-30.htm">Ephesians 4:30</a></span><br />And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-40.htm">Psalm 78:40</a></span><br />How often they disobeyed Him in the wilderness and grieved Him in the desert!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51</a></span><br />You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-10.htm">Hebrews 3:10-11</a></span><br />Therefore I was angry with that generation, and I said, ‘Their hearts are always going astray, and they have not known My ways.’ / So I swore on oath in My anger, ‘They shall never enter My rest.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/14-11.htm">Numbers 14:11</a></span><br />And the LORD said to Moses, “How long will this people treat Me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in Me, despite all the signs I have performed among them?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-33.htm">Psalm 106:33</a></span><br />For they rebelled against His Spirit, and Moses spoke rashly with his lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/2-12.htm">Judges 2:12-14</a></span><br />Thus they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and they followed after various gods of the peoples around them. They bowed down to them and provoked the LORD to anger, / for they forsook Him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths. / Then the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He delivered them into the hands of those who plundered them. He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, whom they were no longer able to resist.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-19.htm">Jeremiah 7:19</a></span><br />But am I the One they are provoking? declares the LORD. Is it not themselves they spite, to their own shame?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-19.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:19</a></span><br />Do not extinguish the Spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-19.htm">Deuteronomy 32:19-20</a></span><br />When the LORD saw this, He rejected them, provoked to anger by His sons and daughters. / He said: “I will hide My face from them; I will see what will be their end. For they are a perverse generation—children of unfaithfulness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-26.htm">Nehemiah 9:26</a></span><br />But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/8-7.htm">1 Samuel 8:7</a></span><br />And the LORD said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. For it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected Me as their king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-8.htm">Ezekiel 20:8</a></span><br />But they rebelled against Me and refused to listen. None of them cast away the abominations before their eyes, and they did not forsake the idols of Egypt. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-6.htm">Hosea 4:6</a></span><br />My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.</p><p class="hdg">they rebelled</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/1-2.htm">Isaiah 1:2</a></b></br> Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/65-2.htm">Isaiah 65:2</a></b></br> I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh in a way <i>that was</i> not good, after their own thoughts;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/15-24.htm">Exodus 15:24</a></b></br> And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?</p><p class="hdg">vexed</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-8.htm">Psalm 78:8,40,49,56</a></b></br> And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation <i>that</i> set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/95-9.htm">Psalm 95:9-11</a></b></br> When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my work… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/6-9.htm">Ezekiel 6:9</a></b></br> And they that escape of you shall remember me among the nations whither they shall be carried captives, because I am broken with their whorish heart, which hath departed from me, and with their eyes, which go a whoring after their idols: and they shall lothe themselves for the evils which they have committed in all their abominations.</p><p class="hdg">he was</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/23-21.htm">Exodus 23:21</a></b></br> Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name <i>is</i> in him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/26-17.htm">Leviticus 26:17</a></b></br> And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">Deuteronomy 28:15</a></b></br> But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/48-17.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-19.htm">Enemy</a> <a href="/isaiah/20-1.htm">Fought</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-7.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-10.htm">Grieved</a> <a href="/isaiah/62-12.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/isaiah/50-5.htm">Rebelled</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-3.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-15.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-11.htm">Turneth</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-16.htm">Vexed</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-17.htm">War</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/66-9.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-25.htm">Enemy</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-19.htm">Fought</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-14.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-3.htm">Grieved</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-11.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-24.htm">Rebelled</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-11.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-10.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-6.htm">Turneth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-5.htm">Vexed</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-6.htm">War</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 63</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Christ shows who he is</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/63-2.htm">What his victory over his enemies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/63-7.htm">And what his mercy toward his church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/63-10.htm">In his just wrath he remembers his free mercy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/63-15.htm">The church, in her prayer</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/63-17.htm">And complaint, professes her faith</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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The rebellion refers to their repeated turning away from God's commandments, as seen throughout their history, particularly during the wilderness wanderings (<a href="/numbers/14-11.htm">Numbers 14:11</a>). Grieving the Holy Spirit indicates a deep sorrow caused by their actions, suggesting a personal relationship between God and His people. This concept is echoed in <a href="/ephesians/4-30.htm">Ephesians 4:30</a>, where believers are warned not to grieve the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit's presence in the Old Testament is seen as guiding and empowering, as in the anointing of leaders like Moses and David. The rebellion can be understood in the context of Israel's covenant relationship with God, where obedience was expected in return for His blessings and protection.<p><b>So He turned and became their enemy,</b><br>This phrase reflects the consequences of Israel's rebellion. God's turning against His people is a theme found in the covenant curses of <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>, where disobedience leads to divine judgment. The idea of God becoming an enemy is a reversal of His role as protector and provider. Historically, this manifested in events like the Babylonian exile, where God allowed foreign nations to conquer Israel as a form of discipline. This turning is not arbitrary but a response to persistent sin, emphasizing God's justice and holiness. It serves as a warning that God's patience has limits and that persistent rebellion leads to severe consequences.<p><b>and He Himself fought against them.</b><br>This phrase underscores the active role God takes in disciplining His people. The imagery of God fighting against Israel is reminiscent of the divine warrior motif, where God is depicted as a mighty warrior defending His people or, in this case, executing judgment. Instances of God fighting against Israel can be seen in the defeat at Ai (Joshua 7) and the fall of Jerusalem (2 Kings 25). This action is not out of malice but a corrective measure intended to bring Israel back to repentance. It also foreshadows the ultimate judgment and redemption through Jesus Christ, who, as the divine warrior, conquers sin and death, offering reconciliation to those who turn back to God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God who often rebelled against Him, leading to consequences.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_holy_spirit.htm">The Holy Spirit</a></b><br>The Spirit of God, who is grieved by rebellion and disobedience.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The sovereign Lord who responds to the rebellion of His people by becoming their adversary.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet who conveyed God's message to the Israelites, warning them of the consequences of their actions.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a></b><br>A symbolic place of testing and rebellion for the Israelites, often referenced in their history.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_rebellion.htm">The Seriousness of Rebellion</a></b><br>Rebellion against God is not a trivial matter. It grieves the Holy Spirit and can lead to God opposing us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_holy_spirit.htm">The Role of the Holy Spirit</a></b><br>The Holy Spirit is sensitive to our actions and attitudes. We must strive to live in a way that honors Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Just as God became an enemy to the Israelites due to their rebellion, persistent disobedience can lead to severe consequences in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a></b><br>When we recognize our rebellion, we must turn back to God in repentance to restore our relationship with Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/learning_from_history.htm">Learning from History</a></b><br>The history of the Israelites serves as a warning for us today. We must learn from their mistakes and seek to live faithfully.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_63.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 63</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'vengeance_is_mine'_mean.htm">What does grieving the Holy Spirit mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_the_holy_spirit_a_person.htm">Is the Holy Spirit considered a person?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_grieving_the_holy_spirit.htm">What does grieving the Holy Spirit mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_the_trinity.htm">What is the Bible's teaching on the Trinity?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/63.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">Vexed his holy Spirit . . .</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">his Spirit of holiness. </span>So St. Paul speaks of Christians as "grieving the Holy Spirit." Here, and in <a href="/psalms/51-11.htm" title="Cast me not away from your presence; and take not your holy spirit from me.">Psalm 51:11</a>, as in the "Angel of the Presence," we may note a foreshadowing of the truth of the trinal personality of the unity of the Godhead, which was afterwards to be revealed. That which "vexed" the Holy Spirit was, in the nature of the case, the unholiness of the people, and this involved a change in the manifestation of the Divine Love, which was now compelled to show itself as wrath.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/63.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">But they rebelled</span>. The rebellions of Israel against God commenced in the wilderness. They rebelled at Sinai, when they set up the golden calf; at Meribah (<a href="/numbers/20-24.htm">Numbers 20:24</a>); at Shittim, when they consorted with the daughters of Moab (<a href="/numbers/25-6.htm">Numbers 25:6</a>). Under the Judges, their conduct was one long rebellion (<a href="/judges/2-11.htm">Judges 2:11</a>; <a href="/judges/3-7.htm">Judges 3:7, 12</a>; <a href="/judges/4-1.htm">Judges 4:1</a>; <a href="/judges/6-1.htm">Judges 6:1</a>; <a href="/judges/8-33.htm">Judges 8:33</a>; <a href="/judges/10-6.htm">Judges 10:6</a>; <a href="/judges/13-1.htm">Judges 13:1</a>). They rebelled in Samuel's time by asking for a king (<a href="/1_samuel/8-5.htm">1 Samuel 8:5, 19, 20</a>). The ten tribes rebelled under Jeroboam, and set up the idolatry of the calves at Dan and Bethel. Worse idolatries followed, and in two centuries and a half had reached such a height, that God was provoked to "remove Israel out of his sight" (<a href="/2_kings/17-23.htm">2 Kings 17:23</a>). Judah remained, but "rebelled" under Manasseh, Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, and Zedekiah, "transgressing very much after all the abominations of the heathen, and polluting the very house of the Lord at Jerusalem" (<a href="/2_chronicles/36-14.htm">2 Chronicles 36:14</a>). These rebellions against God <span class="cmt_word">vexed his Holy Spirit</span> - "provoked him," "grieved him," "moved the Holy One in Israel" (<a href="/psalms/78-40.htm">Psalm 78:40, 41</a>; <a href="/psalms/106-43.htm">Psalm 106:43</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Therefore he was turned to be their enemy</span> (comp. <a href="/jeremiah/30-14.htm">Jeremiah 30:14</a>; <a href="/lamentations/2-4.htm">Lamentations 2:4, 5</a>). Judah had "filled up the measure of her iniquities," had gone on "until there was no remedy" (<a href="/2_chronicles/36-16.htm">2 Chronicles 36:16</a>). God's indignation was therefore poured out upon her without let or stint. "He cut oft' in his fierce anger all the horn of Israel: he drew back his right hand from before the enemy; he burned against Jacob like a flaming fire, which devoureth round about. He bent his <span class="accented">bow like an enemy</span>; he stood with his right hand <span class="accented">as an adversary</span>, and slew all that were pleasant in the tabernacle of the daughter of Zion; he poured out his fury like fire. The Lord was as an enemy" (<a href="/lamentations/2-3.htm">Lamentations 2:3-5</a>). He fought against them; rather, <span class="accented">he himself fought against them.</span> God himself, though they were "his people," yet fought against them and for the Chaldeans in that final struggle. He "gave the city into the hand of the King of Babylon" (<a href="/jeremiah/34-2.htm">Jeremiah 34:2</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/63-10.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">But they</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהֵ֛מָּה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hêm·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> </span><span class="str2">They</span><br /><br /><span class="word">rebelled</span><br /><span class="heb">מָר֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(mā·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4784.htm">Strong's 4784: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be contentious or rebellious</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and grieved</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעִצְּב֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘iṣ·ṣə·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6087.htm">Strong's 6087: </a> </span><span class="str2">To carve, fabricate, fashion, to worry, pain, anger</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His Holy</span><br /><span class="heb">קָדְשׁ֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(qā·ḏə·šōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sacred place, thing, sanctity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Spirit.</span><br /><span class="heb">ר֣וּחַ</span> <span class="translit">(rū·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">So He turned</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּהָפֵ֥ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·hā·p̄êḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2015.htm">Strong's 2015: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn about, over, to change, overturn, return, pervert</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and became]</span><br /><span class="heb">לָהֶ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(lā·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">their enemy</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאוֹיֵ֖ב</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’ō·w·yêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine 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 /><br /><span class="word">[and] He Himself</span><br /><span class="heb">ה֥וּא</span> <span class="translit">(hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fought</span><br /><span class="heb">נִלְחַם־</span> <span class="translit">(nil·ḥam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3898.htm">Strong's 3898: </a> </span><span class="str2">To feed on, to consume, to battle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against them.</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(bām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/63-10.htm">Isaiah 63:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/63-10.htm">Isaiah 63:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/63-10.htm">Isaiah 63:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/63-10.htm">Isaiah 63:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/63-10.htm">Isaiah 63:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/63-10.htm">Isaiah 63:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/63-10.htm">Isaiah 63:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/63-10.htm">Isaiah 63:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/63-10.htm">Isaiah 63:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/63-10.htm">Isaiah 63:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/63-10.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 63:10 But they rebelled and grieved his holy (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/63-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 63:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 63:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/63-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 63:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 63:11" /></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>