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19 There will be so few trees that even a young child can count them.

Only a Few Will Come Back

20 A time is coming when the survivors from Israel and Judah will completely depend on the holy Lord of Israel, instead of the nation[a] that defeated them. 21-22 (A) There were as many people as there are grains of sand along the seashore, but only a few will survive to come back to Israel's mighty God. This is because he has threatened to destroy their nation, just as they deserve.

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Footnotes

  1. 10.20 nation: That is, Assyria.

19 And the remaining trees of his forests(A) will be so few(B)
    that a child could write them down.

The Remnant of Israel

20 In that day(C) the remnant of Israel,
    the survivors(D) of Jacob,
will no longer rely(E) on him
    who struck them down(F)
but will truly rely(G) on the Lord,
    the Holy One of Israel.(H)
21 A remnant(I) will return,[a](J) a remnant of Jacob
    will return to the Mighty God.(K)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 10:21 Hebrew shear-jashub (see 7:3 and note); also in verse 22