Isaiah 10:12-14

New International Reader's Version

¹²The Lord will finish everything he has planned to do against Mount Zion and Jerusalem. Then he’ll say, “Now I will punish the king of Assyria. I will punish him because his heart and his eyes are so proud. ¹³The king of Assyria says,

“ ‘By my power
    I have taken over all these nations.
I am very wise.
    I have great understanding.
I have wiped out the borders between nations.
    I’ve taken their treasures.
    Like a great hero I’ve brought their kings under my control.
¹⁴I’ve taken the wealth of the nations.
    It was as easy as reaching into a bird’s nest.
I’ve gathered the riches of all these countries.
    It was as easy as gathering eggs
    that have been left in a nest.
Not a single baby bird flapped its wings.
    Not one of them opened its mouth to chirp.’ ”