Isaiah 9:21 (DRB)

Passage

After all these things his indignation is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

Nearby Context

Isaiah 9:19 By the wrath of the Lord of hosts the land is troubled, and the people shall be as fuel for the fire: no man shall spare his brother.

Isaiah 9:20 And he shall turn to the right hand, and shall be hungry: and shall eat on the left hand, and shall not be filled: every one shall eat the flesh of his own arm: Manasses Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasses, and they together shall be against Juda.

Isaiah 9:21 After all these things his indignation is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "after", "things", "indignation", "turned", "away", "hand", "stretched", and "still". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "after" and "things", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "And he shall turn to the right...", giving immediate footing for "after" and "things". In Isaiah context, the local focus is the Holy One of Israel, judgment and restoration, the servant of the LORD, and Zion's hope.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "after" and "things" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.