Isaiah 10
Book of Isaiah, chapter 10
Isaiah 10 is the tenth chapter of the Book of Isaiah in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. This book contains prophesies attributed to the prophet Isaiah, and is one of the Prophetic Books.
Text
The original text was written in Hebrew language. This chapter is divided into 34 verses.
Textual witnesses
Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), the Petersburg Codex of the Prophets (916), Aleppo Codex (10th century), Codex Leningradensis (1008).
Fragments containing parts of this chapter were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls (3rd century BC or later):
1QIsaa: complete
1QIsab: extant: verses 16‑19
4QIsac (4Q57): extant: verses 23‑32
4QIsae (4Q59): extant: verses 1‑10
There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BCE. Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus (B;
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Parashot
The parashah sections listed here are based on the Aleppo Codex. Isaiah 10 is a part of the Prophecies about Judah and Israel (Isaiah 1-12). {P}: open parashah; {S}: closed parashah.
{S} 10:1-4 {P} 10:5-11 {P} 10:12-15 {P} 10:16-19 {S} 10:20-23 {P} 10:24-32 {P} 10:33-34 {S}
Woe to tyrants (10:1–4)
Verse 1
Woe to those who decree unrighteous decrees
and who write unjust judgments which they have prescribed
Verses 1–4 function as a bridge between series of passages ending with the same refrain (cf.
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