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Isaiah 10:3
ESV What will you do on the day of punishment, in the ruin that will come from afar? To whom will you flee for help, and where will you leave your wealth?
NIV What will you do on the day of reckoning, when disaster comes from afar? To whom will you run for help? Where will you leave your riches?
NASB Now what will you do in the day of punishment, And in the devastation which will come from afar? To whom will you flee for help? And where will you leave your wealth?
CSB What will you do on the day of punishment when devastation comes from far away? Who will you run to for help? Where will you leave your wealth?
NLT What will you do when I punish you, when I send disaster upon you from a distant land? To whom will you turn for help? Where will your treasures be safe?
KJV And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory?

What does Isaiah 10:3 mean?

Isaiah has proclaimed "woe" on those in Israel who used their positions of political power to write laws that harm the powerless and the poor (Isaiah 10:1). These leaders have manipulated the civic code to their advantage. Through their actions they are stealing the rights and possessions of orphans and widows (Isaiah 10:2).

The prophet now asks them what they will do on the day of punishment. From the context of the chapter, he is clearly referring to the coming destruction from the Assyrian army (Isaiah 10:5). Those in Israel who imagined themselves powerful will soon discover they have no strength over the ruthless Assyrian Empire. Those who held power are asked to whom they will turn for help and where their wealth will end up. They will no longer be able to turn to the Lord to save them. They will soon find their wickedly gained money powerless against the Lord's judgment.
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