Isaiah 9:10 (YLT)

Passage

`Bricks have fallen, and hewn work we build, Sycamores have been cut down, and cedars we renew.'

Nearby Context

Isaiah 9:8 A word hath the Lord sent into Jacob, And it hath fallen in Israel.

Isaiah 9:9 And the people have known--all of it, Ephraim, and the inhabitant of Samaria, In pride and in greatness of heart, saying,

Isaiah 9:10 `Bricks have fallen, and hewn work we build, Sycamores have been cut down, and cedars we renew.'

Isaiah 9:11 And Jehovah setteth the adversaries of Rezin on high above him, And his enemies he joineth together,

Isaiah 9:12 Aram from before, and Philistia from behind, And they devour Israel with the whole mouth. With all this not turned back hath His anger, And still His hand is stretched out.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "bricks", "fallen", "hewn", "build", "sycamores", "been", "down", and "cedars". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "bricks" and "fallen", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "And the people have known--all of it..." into verse 11's "And Jehovah setteth the adversaries of Rezin...", so "bricks" and "fallen" belong inside that flow. 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 "bricks" and "fallen" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.