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Isa 40:10 — Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong [hand], and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward [is] with him, and his work before him.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

the Lord GOD		Isa 9:6,7; Isa 59:15-21; Isa 60:1-22; Zec 2:8-11; Mal 3:1; Jhn 12:13,15
with strong hand		or, against the strong. Isa 49:24,25; Isa 53:12; Hbr 2:14; 1Jo 3:8
his arm		Isa 59:16; Psa 2:8,9; Psa 66:3; Psa 110:1,2,6; Mat 28:18; Eph 1:20-22; Phl 2:10,11; Rev 2:26,27; Rev 17:14; Rev 19:11-16; Rev 20:11
his reward		Isa 62:11; Rev 22:12
his work		or, recompence for his work. Isa 49:4

Correlating Passages

the Lord GOD

	Isa 9:6	For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
	Isa 9:7	Of the increase of [his] government and peace [there shall be] no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
	Isa 59:15	Yea, truth faileth; and he [that] departeth from evil maketh himself a prey: and the LORD saw [it], and it displeased him that [there was] no judgment.
	Isa 59:16	And he saw that [there was] no man, and wondered that [there was] no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him.
	Isa 59:17	For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance [for] clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke.
	Isa 59:18	According to [their] deeds, accordingly he will repay, fury to his adversaries, recompence to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompence.
	Isa 59:19	So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him.
	Isa 59:20	And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the LORD.
	Isa 59:21	As for me, this [is] my covenant with them, saith the LORD; My spirit that [is] upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith the LORD, from henceforth and for ever.
	Isa 60:1	Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.
	Isa 60:2	For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.
	Isa 60:3	And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.
	Isa 60:4	Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at [thy] side.
	Isa 60:5	Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee.
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	Zec 2:8	For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.
	Zec 2:9	For, behold, I will shake mine hand upon them, and they shall be a spoil to their servants: and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me.
	Zec 2:10	Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD.
	Zec 2:11	And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee.
	Mal 3:1	Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.
	Jhn 12:13	Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed [is] the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.
	Jhn 12:15	Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt.

with strong hand

	Isa 49:24	Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?
	Isa 49:25	But thus saith the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.
	Isa 53:12	Therefore will I divide him [a portion] with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
	Hbr 2:14	Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;
	1Jo 3:8	He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

his arm

	Isa 59:16	And he saw that [there was] no man, and wondered that [there was] no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him.
	Psa 2:8	Ask of me, and I shall give [thee] the heathen [for] thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth [for] thy possession.
	Psa 2:9	Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.
	Psa 66:3	Say unto God, How terrible [art thou in] thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.
	Psa 110:1	[[A Psalm of David.]] The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
	Psa 110:2	The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
	Psa 110:6	He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill [the places] with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries.
	Mat 28:18	And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
	Eph 1:20	Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set [him] at his own right hand in the heavenly [places],
	Eph 1:21	Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:
	Eph 1:22	And hath put all [things] under his feet, and gave him [to be] the head over all [things] to the church,
	Phl 2:10	That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of [things] in heaven, and [things] in earth, and [things] under the earth;
	Phl 2:11	And [that] every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ [is] Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
	Rev 2:26	And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:
	Rev 2:27	And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.
	Rev 17:14	These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him [are] called, and chosen, and faithful.
	Rev 19:11	And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him [was] called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
	Rev 19:12	His eyes [were] as a flame of fire, and on his head [were] many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
	Rev 19:13	And he [was] clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
	Rev 19:14	And the armies [which were] in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
	Rev 19:15	And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
	Rev 19:16	And he hath on [his] vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
	Rev 20:11	And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.

his reward

	Isa 62:11	Behold, the LORD hath proclaimed unto the end of the world, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward [is] with him, and his work before him.
	Rev 22:12	And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward [is] with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.

his work

Isa 49:4

Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: [yet] surely my judgment [is] with the LORD, and my work with my God.

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Scott, Thomas. "Isaiah 40:10," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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