Isaiah 10:7-9

Expanded Bible

⁷ But Assyria’s king doesn’t ·understand that I am using him [intend to do this];
    ·he [^Lhis heart] doesn’t ·know he is a tool for me [think/reason this way].
He only wants to destroy other people
    and to ·defeat [^Lcut off] many nations.
⁸ The king of Assyria says to himself,
    ‘All of my ·commanders [princes] are like kings
⁹ The city Calno is like the city Carchemish.
    The city Hamath is like the city Arpad.
    The city Samaria is like the city Damascus [^Call city-states conquered by Assyria].