Verse

Isaiah 10:32

ESV This very day he will halt at Nob; he will shake his fist at the mount of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.
NIV This day they will halt at Nob; they will shake their fist at the mount of Daughter Zion, at the hill of Jerusalem.
NASB Yet today he will halt at Nob; He shakes his fist at the mountain of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.
CSB Today the Assyrians will stand at Nob, shaking their fists at the mountain of Daughter Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.
NLT The enemy stops at Nob for the rest of that day. He shakes his fist at beautiful Mount Zion, the mountain of Jerusalem.
KJV As yet shall he remain at Nob that day: he shall shake his hand against the mount of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.
NKJV As yet he will remain at Nob that day; He will shake his fist at the mount of the daughter of Zion, The hill of Jerusalem.

What does Isaiah 10:32 mean?

Isaiah has described the route of an invading army as the travel from the north. This army has traveled through Israel to attack the city of Jerusalem (Isaiah 10:28–31). Now they have arrived and stopped at a place called Nob. Scholars identify Nob with what is currently called Mount Scopus, a spot that overlooks Jerusalem from the northwest. Nob is close enough to Jerusalem that the threat to the city is suddenly very real. The invaders "shake their fists" at the mount of the "daughter of Zion, " which is another name for Jerusalem.

Scholars insist this invading army is not the one led by the Assyrian King Sennacherib when he attacked Jerusalem in 701 BC. During King Sennacherib's attack, he took a different route. Some suggest it may be the route taken by the Syrians and northern Israelites when they wanted to remove Ahaz from the throne of Judah, though this interpretation doesn't fit well with the context of the chapter.
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