Isaiah 63:10

63:9 In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.

But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.

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But they rebelled, and grieved his holy Spirit. Therefore he turned and became their enemy, and he himself fought against them.

But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.

63:11 Then he remembered the days of old, Moses, and his people, saying, Where is he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherd of his flock? where is he that put his holy Spirit within him? shepherd: or, shepherds

What does Isaiah 63:10 mean?

Isaiah 63:10 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include מָרָה (mârâh), עָצַב (ʻâtsab), קֹדֶשׁ (qôdesh).

Hebrew interlinear

But

they

rebelled,מָרָהmârâh/maw-raw'/H4784to be (causatively, make) bitter (or unpleasant); (figuratively) to rebel (or resist; causatively, to provoke)

and

vexedעָצַבʻâtsab/aw-tsab'/H6087properly, to carve, i.e. fabricate or fashion; hence (in a bad sense) to worry, pain or anger

his

holyקֹדֶשׁqôdesh/ko'-desh/H6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity

Spirit:רוּחַrûwach/roo'-akh/H7307wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)

therefore

was

turnedהָפַךְhâphak/haw-fak'/H2015to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert

their

enemy,אֹיֵבʼôyêb/o-yabe'/H341hating; an adversary

and

foughtלָחַםlâcham/law-kham'/H3898to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)

against

them.

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Holy Spirit Offences Against the Holy Spirit Rebellion Against God Trinity, The Holy

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 63:10.

Deuteronomy 1:42

And the LORD said unto me, Say unto them, Go not up, neither fight; for I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies.

Deuteronomy 20:4

For the LORD your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.

Exodus 10:19

And the LORD turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt. cast: Heb. fastened

Exodus 35:21

And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and they brought the LORD'S offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service, and for the holy garments.

Psalms 78:40

How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert! provoke: or, rebel against

Frequently asked questions

What does Isaiah 63:10 say?

Isaiah 63:10 (King James Version) reads: "But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them."

Is Isaiah 63:10 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 63:10 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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