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Isaiah 10:20 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 20. 20And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again stay upon him that smote them; but shall stay upon the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.
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Quick Meaning
The prophetic poem or speech in Isaiah carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and such as are…” at Isaiah 10:20 as part of “A Remnant Returns to the Mighty God.”
Read It With
- Isaiah 10:20–23
Read Isaiah 10:20 with 10:20–23. By itself, “And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and such as are…” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, historical horizon, poetic movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: Survivors cease relying on the striker and return in truth while a determined consumption still passes through the land.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Within the same chapter, this unit advances from “Assyria Is a Rod Whose Arrogance Is Judged” into “A Remnant Returns to the Mighty God.” Its non-interchangeable movement is: Survivors cease relying on the striker and return in truth while a determined consumption still passes through the land. This verse's placement is specific: The prophetic poem or speech in Isaiah carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and such as are…” at Isaiah 10:20 as part of “A Remnant Returns to the Mighty God.”
Follow the Context
- The unit opens at 10:20 with the address, scene, poem, sign, question, or action named in its title.
- Survivors cease relying on the striker and return in truth while a determined consumption still passes through the land.
- By 10:23 the movement reaches its warning, promise, answer, response, or transition before the next unit begins.
What This Verse Is Not Saying
The remnant's return does not support demographic triumphalism or contempt for those who did not survive catastrophe.
What Remains True
Hope for a community must hold justice, belonging, safety, worship, grief, and repair together. In Isaiah 10:20, that bounded truth is carried through this verse's role: The prophetic poem or speech in Isaiah carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and such as are…” at Isaiah 10:20 as part of “A Remnant Returns to the Mighty God.”
How It Can Shape Life
- Serve real communities with accountable justice and welcome while refusing territorial absolutism, misogyny, or claims that one modern city exhausts the poetry. This response follows Isaiah 10:20–23's specific concern, “A Remnant Returns to the Mighty God.” This verse directs that response through its exact role: The prophetic poem or speech in Isaiah carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and such as are…” at Isaiah 10:20 as part of “A Remnant Returns to the Mighty God.”
Teach It Back
Explain Isaiah 10:20's precise role in Isaiah 10:20–23. Include “And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and such as are…,” state the unit's historical or literary limit, give one proportionate truth and action, and explicitly reject one harmful use.
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Read Isaiah 10:20–23 — A Remnant Returns to the Mighty GodSources used for this Verse Lens
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Isaiah 10:20–23, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Isaiah
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology at the exact unit, without treating morphology as apparatus, lexicon, composition history, or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Isa.xml, OSIS 10:20–23 with Hebrew/KJV versification difference checked
Open the fixed Hebrew Isaiah file ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible Notes: Isaiah
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2016; current official PDF
Supports: Verse-level controls for Hebrew, syntax, poetry, older KJV language, chronology, names, textual issues, and material translation alternatives.
Exact location: Official NET Isaiah PDF, translator, study, and textual notes attached to Isaiah 10:20–23 in the complete 205-page book PDF
Open the official NET Isaiah PDF ↗open university study guide series
First Isaiah study-guide course
John J. Collins and Joel S. Baden
Yale Bible Study, 2020; current public course
Supports: Eighth-century Assyrian setting, Isaiah traditions, later growth, justice, Zion, signs, royal language, nations, and policy, with proposals kept visible.
Exact location: Yale Bible Study, First Isaiah course, Messianic Prophecy guide and sign-complex discussion; applied to Isaiah 10:20–23
Open the Yale First Isaiah course ↗modern scholarly book course
Isaiah course: summary, outline, background, introductory issues, themes, and reception
Fred Gaiser; revised by Michael Chan
Enter the Bible, Luther Seminary, revised August 2024
Supports: Whole-book historical, literary, theological, ethical, and reception synthesis across Assyrian, Babylonian, Persian, and postexilic horizons.
Exact location: Enter the Bible Isaiah course, Summary, Background, Introductory Issues, Outline Book 1A, and Theological Themes; applied to Isaiah 10:20–23
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