Isaiah 40:10

Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Lord	אֲדֹנָ֤י 'a.do.Nai	H136	the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) · proper noun, a title
GOD	יְהוִה֙ Yah.weh	H3069	YHWH · proper noun, a title
come	יָב֔וֹא ya.Vo'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
strong	בְּחָזָ֣ק be.cha.Zak	H2389	strong (usu. in a bad sense · preposition + adjective, masculine singular absolute
arm	וּזְרֹע֖וֹ u.ze.ro.'O	H2220	the arm (as stretched out) · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
rule	מֹ֣שְׁלָה Mo.she.lah	H4910	to rule · verb, qal active participle, feminine singular absolute
reward	שְׂכָרוֹ֙ se.kha.Ro	H7939	payment of contract · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
work	וּפְעֻלָּת֖וֹ u.fe.'u.la.To	H6468	(abstractly) work · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
before	לְפָנָֽיו le.fa.Nav	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Revelation 22:12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
Isaiah 62:11 Behold, the LORD hath proclaimed unto the end of the world, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward…
Revelation 17:14 These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him…
Matthew 28:18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
Isaiah 49:4 Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the LORD, and my work…
Isaiah 9:6-7 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful,…
Philippians 2:10-11 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
John 12:15 Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass’s colt.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 40:9-11

It was promised (Isa 40:5) that the glory of the Lord shall be revealed; that is it with the hopes of which God's people must be comforted. Now here we are told, I. How it shall be revealed, Isa 40:9. 1. It shall be revealed to Zion and Jerusalem; notice shall be given of it to the remnant that are left in Zion and Jerusalem, the poor of the land, who were vine-dressers and husbandmen; it shall be told them that their brethren shall return to them. This shall be told also to the captives who belonged to Zion and Jerusalem, and retained their affection for them. Zion is said to dwell with the daughter of Babylon (Zac 2:7); and there she receives notice of Cyrus's gracious proclamation; and so…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 40:10

with strong hand--or, "against the strong"; rather, "as a strong one" [MAURER]. Or, against the strong one, namely, Satan (Mat 12:29; Rev 20:2-3, Rev 20:10) [VITRINGA]. arm--power (Psa 89:13; Psa 98:1). for him--that is, He needs not to seek help for Himself from any external source, but by His own inherent power He gains rule for Himself (so Isa 40:14). work--or, "recompense for his work"; rather, "recompense which He gives for work" (Isa 62:11; Rev 22:12).

John Gill on Isaiah 40:10

Behold, the Lord God will come with a strong hand,.... Some understand this of the second coming of Christ, which coming is certain, such assurances being given of it by promise and prophecy; and will be attended with power, which will be requisite to raise the dead, summon all nations before him, and pass and execute the proper sentence on them; when his arm shall openly bear rule, he will take to himself his great power, and reign; when his reward will be with him, to give to every man according to their works; and his own work will be before him, to judge the world in righteousness: see Revelation 22:12, but it is more agreeable to the context, which foretells the coming of John the Bapti…

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John Calvin

The Church Fathers

For our Lord Jesus Christ showed himself to us having divine strength, and his arm with authority, that is, with power and dominion.
— Cyril of Alexandria, LETTER 1:31

"Behold, his reward is with him," that is, Behold, the works of each person are conspicuous before God, and he judges according to what each of us has done, by granting a reward to the good and by abandoning the evil to punishment.
— Ishodad of Merv, COMMENTARY ON ISAIAH 40:10

We must … be zealous in doing good, for all things are from him. [Isaiah] warns us, "Behold, the Lord comes, and his reward is before his face, to pay each person according to his work." He therefore urges us who believe in him with all our heart not to be lazy or careless in any good work. Let our glorying and our confidence be in him. Let us be subject to his will.
— Clement of Rome, 1 CLEMENT 34:2-5

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Isaiah, The Book of — Consists of prophecies delivered (Isa. 1) in the reign of Uzziah (1-5), (2) of Jotham (6), (3) Ahaz (7-14:28), (4) the first half of Hezekiah’s reign (14:28-35), (5) the second half of Hezekiah’s…
Arm · FIGURATIVE USE OF — FIGURATIVE USE OF
Excellency And Glory Of Christ, The · As Shepherd — As Shepherd
Gentiles · PROPHECIES OF THE CONVERSION OF — PROPHECIES OF THE CONVERSION OF
Reward · 8:33; — 8:33;

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Isaiah 40:10

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 40:9-11

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 40:10

John Gill on Isaiah 40:10

John Calvin

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Isaiah 40:10

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 40:9-11

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 40:10

John Gill on Isaiah 40:10

John Calvin

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Isaiah 40:10

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Isaiah 40:10

Rashi on Isaiah 40:10