Isaiah 10:13-15
The Voice
13 Assyrian King: I am so smart, so strong, so knowledgeable.
I am clearly superior to everyone else,
Moving easily into other countries and using them to suit my needs,
taking their treasures at will and humbling their citizens.
14 I just reach out and take the land and the riches I want—
from all over the earth—as easily as one gathers eggs from a nest.
They don’t flap their wings;
they don’t make a sound, while they look on helplessly.
15 But wow, are they ever mistaken! Assyria seems to think it has used God.
Can an ax take credit instead of the one who swings it?
Is a saw better than the one who uses it?
Only if a club or rod can move on its own.
Isaiah 10:13-15
New International Version
13 For he says:
“‘By the strength of my hand(A) I have done this,(B)
and by my wisdom, because I have understanding.
I removed the boundaries of nations,
I plundered their treasures;(C)
like a mighty one I subdued[a] their kings.(D)
14 As one reaches into a nest,(E)
so my hand reached for the wealth(F) of the nations;
as people gather abandoned eggs,
so I gathered all the countries;(G)
not one flapped a wing,
or opened its mouth to chirp.(H)’”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 10:13 Or treasures; / I subdued the mighty,
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