I send it against a (A)godless nation
And commission it against the (B)people of My fury
To capture spoils and (C)to seize plunder,
And to [a]trample them down like (D)mud in the streets.
Yet it (E)does not so intend,
Nor does [b]it plan so in its heart,
But rather it is [c]its purpose to destroy
And to eliminate [d]many nations.
For it says, “Are not my officers [e]all kings?

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 10:6 Lit make them a trampled place
  2. Isaiah 10:7 Lit its heart so plan
  3. Isaiah 10:7 Lit in its heart
  4. Isaiah 10:7 Lit not a few
  5. Isaiah 10:8 Lit altogether

I send him against a godless(A) nation,
    I dispatch(B) him against a people who anger me,(C)
to seize loot and snatch plunder,(D)
    and to trample(E) them down like mud in the streets.
But this is not what he intends,(F)
    this is not what he has in mind;
his purpose is to destroy,
    to put an end to many nations.
‘Are not my commanders(G) all kings?’ he says.

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