Isaiah 63:10 But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.

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New International Version
Yet they rebelled and grieved his Holy Spirit. So he turned and became their enemy and he himself fought against them.

New Living Translation
But they rebelled against him and grieved his Holy Spirit. So he became their enemy and fought against them.

English Standard Version
But they rebelled and grieved his Holy Spirit; therefore he turned to be their enemy, and himself fought against them.

Berean Standard Bible
But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.

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

New King James Version
But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit; So He turned Himself against them as an enemy, And He fought against them.

New American Standard Bible
But they rebelled And grieved His Holy Spirit; Therefore He turned Himself to become their enemy, He fought against them.

NASB 1995
But they rebelled And grieved His Holy Spirit; Therefore He turned Himself to become their enemy, He fought against them.

NASB 1977
But they rebelled And grieved His Holy Spirit; Therefore, He turned Himself to become their enemy, He fought against them.

Legacy Standard Bible
But they rebelled And grieved His Holy Spirit; Therefore He turned Himself to become their enemy; He fought against them.

Amplified Bible
But they rebelled And grieved His Holy Spirit; Therefore He changed into their enemy, And He fought against them.

Christian Standard Bible
But they rebelled and grieved his Holy Spirit. So he became their enemy and fought against them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He became their enemy and fought against them.

American Standard Version
But they rebelled, and grieved his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and himself fought against them.

Contemporary English Version
Then the LORD's people turned against him and made his Holy Spirit sad. So he became their enemy and attacked them.

English Revised Version
But they rebelled, and grieved his holy spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and himself fought against them.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But they rebelled and offended his Holy Spirit. So he turned against them as their enemy; he fought against them.

Good News Translation
but they rebelled against him and made his holy spirit sad. So the LORD became their enemy and fought against them.

International Standard Version
Yet they rebelled and grieved his Holy Spirit; so he changed and became their enemy, and he himself fought against them.

Majority Standard Bible
But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.

NET Bible
But they rebelled and offended his holy Spirit, so he turned into an enemy and fought against them.

New Heart English Bible
But they rebelled, and grieved his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he himself fought against them.

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

World English Bible
But they rebelled and grieved his Holy Spirit. Therefore he turned and became their enemy, and he himself fought against them.

Literal Translations

Literal Standard Version
And they have been rebellious and have grieved His Holy Spirit, "" And He turns to them for an enemy, "" He Himself has fought against them.

Young's Literal Translation
And they have rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit, And He turneth to them for an enemy, He Himself hath fought against them.

Smith's Literal Translation
They embittered and grieved his holy spirit; and he will turn to them for an enemy; he fought against them.

Catholic Translations

Douay-Rheims Bible
But they provoked to wrath, and afflicted the spirit of his Holy One: and he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.

Catholic Public Domain Version
But they themselves provoked to wrath and afflicted his Holy Spirit, and he was turned to be for them like an enemy, and he himself went to war against them.

New American Bible
But they rebelled and grieved his holy spirit; So he turned to become their enemy, and warred against them.

New Revised Standard Version
But they rebelled and grieved his holy spirit; therefore he became their enemy; he himself fought against them.

Translations from Aramaic

Lamsa Bible
But they rebelled and grieved his holy Spirit; therefore he turned to be their enemy and he fought against them.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And those provoked and grieved The Spirit of his Holiness, and he was turned into an enemy to them, and he fought with them

OT Translations

JPS Tanakh 1917
But they rebelled, and grieved His holy spirit; Therefore He was turned to be their enemy, Himself fought against them.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
But they disobeyed, and provoked his Holy Spirit: so he turned to be an enemy, he himself contended against them.

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Context

God's Mercies Recalled
…9In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old. 10But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them. 11Then His people remembered the days of old, the days of Moses. Where is He who brought them through the sea with the shepherds of His flock? Where is the One who set His Holy Spirit among them,…

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Cross References

Ephesians 4:30
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

Psalm 78:40
How often they disobeyed Him in the wilderness and grieved Him in the desert!

Acts 7:51
You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.

Hebrews 3:10-11
Therefore I was angry with that generation, and I said, ‘Their hearts are always going astray, and they have not known My ways.’ / So I swore on oath in My anger, ‘They shall never enter My rest.’”

Numbers 14:11
And the LORD said to Moses, “How long will this people treat Me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in Me, despite all the signs I have performed among them?

Psalm 106:33
For they rebelled against His Spirit, and Moses spoke rashly with his lips.

Judges 2:12-14
Thus they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and they followed after various gods of the peoples around them. They bowed down to them and provoked the LORD to anger, / for they forsook Him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths. / Then the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He delivered them into the hands of those who plundered them. He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, whom they were no longer able to resist.

Jeremiah 7:19
But am I the One they are provoking? declares the LORD. Is it not themselves they spite, to their own shame?

1 Thessalonians 5:19
Do not extinguish the Spirit.

Deuteronomy 32:19-20
When the LORD saw this, He rejected them, provoked to anger by His sons and daughters. / He said: “I will hide My face from them; I will see what will be their end. For they are a perverse generation—children of unfaithfulness.

Nehemiah 9:26
But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies.

1 Samuel 8:7
And the LORD said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. For it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected Me as their king.

Ezekiel 20:8
But they rebelled against Me and refused to listen. None of them cast away the abominations before their eyes, and they did not forsake the idols of Egypt. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the land of Egypt.

Matthew 23:37
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!

Hosea 4:6
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.

Treasury of Scripture

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

they rebelled

Isaiah 1:2
Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.

Isaiah 65:2
I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts;

Exodus 15:24
And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?

vexed

Psalm 78:8,40,49,56
And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God…

Psalm 95:9-11
When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my work…

Ezekiel 6:9
And they that escape of you shall remember me among the nations whither they shall be carried captives, because I am broken with their whorish heart, which hath departed from me, and with their eyes, which go a whoring after their idols: and they shall lothe themselves for the evils which they have committed in all their abominations.

he was

Exodus 23:21
Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him.

Leviticus 26:17
And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you.

Deuteronomy 28:15
But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee:

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Isaiah 63

1. Christ shows who he is
2. What his victory over his enemies
7. And what his mercy toward his church
10. In his just wrath he remembers his free mercy
15. The church, in her prayer
17. And complaint, professes her faith

Berean Study Bible

But they rebelled
The phrase "But they rebelled" indicates a turning away from God's will and commands. In Hebrew, the word for "rebelled" is "מָרוּ" (maru), which conveys a sense of bitterness and defiance. Historically, Israel's rebellion is a recurring theme throughout the Old Testament, reflecting a pattern of disobedience despite God's continuous guidance and provision. This rebellion is not just a simple act of disobedience but a profound rejection of God's authority and love, which is a sobering reminder of the human tendency to stray from divine paths.

and grieved His Holy Spirit
The phrase "and grieved His Holy Spirit" highlights the personal nature of the relationship between God and His people. The Hebrew word for "grieved" is "עָצַב" (atsab), which means to cause pain or sorrow. This indicates that God is not an impersonal force but a being who experiences emotional responses to human actions. The Holy Spirit, often seen as the presence of God among His people, is deeply affected by their rebellion. This grieving of the Spirit underscores the seriousness of sin and the impact it has on our relationship with God, emphasizing the need for repentance and reconciliation.

So He turned and became their enemy
"So He turned and became their enemy" is a powerful statement of the consequences of persistent rebellion. The Hebrew word "וַיֵּהָפֵךְ" (vayehefech) for "turned" suggests a change in God's dealings with His people, from protector to adversary. This transformation is not arbitrary but a response to Israel's actions, illustrating the principle of divine justice. Historically, this turning away can be seen in the various captivities and hardships Israel faced as a result of their disobedience. It serves as a warning that God's patience, while immense, is not without limits.

and He Himself fought against them
The phrase "and He Himself fought against them" conveys the active role God takes in disciplining His people. The Hebrew "נִלְחַם" (nilcham) for "fought" implies a direct and intentional action. This is not a passive withdrawal of protection but an active engagement against those who have turned away. In the broader scriptural context, this fighting against His people is always aimed at correction and eventual restoration, rather than mere punishment. It reflects God's desire to bring His people back to righteousness and covenant faithfulness, highlighting His ultimate goal of redemption and reconciliation.

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(10) Vexed his holy Spirit . . .--Literally, his Spirit of holiness. So St. Paul speaks of Christians as "grieving the Holy Spirit." Here, and in Psalm 51:11, as in the "Angel of the Presence," we may note a foreshadowing of the truth of the trinal personality of the unity of the Godhead, which was afterwards to be revealed. That which "vexed" the Holy Spirit was, in the nature of the case, the unholiness of the people, and this involved a change in the manifestation of the Divine Love, which was now compelled to show itself as wrath.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 10. - But they rebelled. The rebellions of Israel against God commenced in the wilderness. They rebelled at Sinai, when they set up the golden calf; at Meribah (Numbers 20:24); at Shittim, when they consorted with the daughters of Moab (Numbers 25:6). Under the Judges, their conduct was one long rebellion (Judges 2:11; Judges 3:7, 12; Judges 4:1; Judges 6:1; Judges 8:33; Judges 10:6; Judges 13:1). They rebelled in Samuel's time by asking for a king (1 Samuel 8:5, 19, 20). The ten tribes rebelled under Jeroboam, and set up the idolatry of the calves at Dan and Bethel. Worse idolatries followed, and in two centuries and a half had reached such a height, that God was provoked to "remove Israel out of his sight" (2 Kings 17:23). Judah remained, but "rebelled" under Manasseh, Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, and Zedekiah, "transgressing very much after all the abominations of the heathen, and polluting the very house of the Lord at Jerusalem" (2 Chronicles 36:14). These rebellions against God vexed his Holy Spirit - "provoked him," "grieved him," "moved the Holy One in Israel" (Psalm 78:40, 41; Psalm 106:43). Therefore he was turned to be their enemy (comp. Jeremiah 30:14; Lamentations 2:4, 5). Judah had "filled up the measure of her iniquities," had gone on "until there was no remedy" (2 Chronicles 36:16). God's indignation was therefore poured out upon her without let or stint. "He cut oft' in his fierce anger all the horn of Israel: he drew back his right hand from before the enemy; he burned against Jacob like a flaming fire, which devoureth round about. He bent his bow like an enemy; he stood with his right hand as an adversary, and slew all that were pleasant in the tabernacle of the daughter of Zion; he poured out his fury like fire. The Lord was as an enemy" (Lamentations 2:3-5). He fought against them; rather, he himself fought against them. God himself, though they were "his people," yet fought against them and for the Chaldeans in that final struggle. He "gave the city into the hand of the King of Babylon" (Jeremiah 34:2).

Parallel Commentaries ...

Hebrew

But they
וְהֵ֛מָּה (wə·hêm·māh)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1992: They

rebelled
מָר֥וּ (mā·rū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 4784: To be contentious or rebellious

and grieved
וְעִצְּב֖וּ (wə·‘iṣ·ṣə·ḇū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 6087: To carve, fabricate, fashion, to worry, pain, anger

His Holy
קָדְשׁ֑וֹ (qā·ḏə·šōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity

Spirit.
ר֣וּחַ (rū·aḥ)
Noun - common singular construct
Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit

So He turned
וַיֵּהָפֵ֥ךְ (way·yê·hā·p̄êḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2015: To turn about, over, to change, overturn, return, pervert

[and became]
לָהֶ֛ם (lā·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew

their enemy
לְאוֹיֵ֖ב (lə·’ō·w·yêḇ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 341: Hating, an adversary

[and] He Himself
ה֥וּא (hū)
Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

fought
נִלְחַם־ (nil·ḥam-)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3898: To feed on, to consume, to battle

against them.
בָּֽם׃ (bām)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew

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