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Isaiah 10:21

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Isaiah 10:21 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “A remnant shall return, [even] the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty God.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

A remnant shall return, [even] the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty God.
Isaiah 10:21 — American Standard Version

Context — Isaiah 10

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
18And he will consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body: and it shall be as when a standard-bearer fainteth.
19And the remnant of the trees of his forest shall be few, so that a child may write them.
20And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and they that are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again lean upon him that smote them, but shall lean upon Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.
21A remnant shall return, [even] the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty God.
22For though thy people, Israel, be as the sand of the sea, [only] a remnant of them shall return: a destruction [is] determined, overflowing with righteousness.
23For a full end, and that determined, will the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, make in the midst of all the earth.
24Therefore thus saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, O my people that dwellest in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrian, though he smite thee with the rod, and lift up his staff against thee, after the manner of Egypt.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“The remnant shall return, &c.] This is said in allusion to Shearjashub, the name of Isaiah’s son, (<230703>Isaiah 7:3) which signifies “the remnant shall return”, and was imposed on him, to give assurance of it; meaning, either that they should return from the Babylonish captivity, as they did, or to God by repentance; or rather the sense is, they shall turn to the Lord, be converted to Christ, to the faith and obedience of him, as some of them were when he came, a few, not all, only a remnant, as it is explained in the next clause: [even] the remnant of Jacob, to the mighty God; the Messiah, so called, (<230906>Isaiah 9:6). The Targum is, “the remnant which have not sinned, and are turned…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“mighty God-- (Isa 9:6) the God who shall have evinced such might in destroying Israel's enemies. As the Assyrians in Sennacherib's reign did not carry off Judah captive, the returning "remnant" cannot mainly refer to this time.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The remnant ... - That is, those who shall be left after the invasion of Sennacherib. Shall return - Shall abandon their idolatrous rites and places of worship, and shall worship the true God. The mighty God - The God that had evinced his power in overcoming and destroying the armies of Sennacherib. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“return: Isa 7:3, Isa 9:13, Isa 19:22, Isa 55:7, Isa 65:8, Isa 65:9; Hos 6:1, Hos 7:10, Hos 7:16, Hos 14:1; Act 26:20; Co2 3:14-16 the mighty God: Isa 9:6 Isaiah 10:22”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“"The remnant will turn, the remnant of Jacob, to God the mighty." El gibbor is God as historically manifested in the heir of David ( Isa 9:6). Whilst Hosea ( Hos 3:5) places side by side Jehovah and the second David, Isaiah sees them as one. In New Testament phraseology, it would be "to God in Christ." Isaiah 10:22”
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