Isaiah 10:15
New King James Version
15 Shall (A)the ax boast itself against him who chops with it?
Or shall the saw exalt itself against him who saws with it?
As if a rod could wield itself against those who lift it up,
Or as if a staff could lift up, as if it were not wood!
Isaiah 10:24
New King James Version
24 Therefore thus says the Lord God of hosts: “O My people, who dwell in Zion, (A)do not be afraid of the Assyrian. He shall strike you with a rod and lift up his staff against you, in the manner of (B)Egypt.
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Isaiah 30:31
New King James Version
31 For (A)through the voice of the Lord
Assyria will be [a]beaten down,
As He strikes with the (B)rod.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 30:31 Lit. shattered
Isaiah 41:15
New King James Version
15 “Behold, (A)I will make you into a new threshing sledge with sharp teeth;
You shall thresh the mountains and beat them small,
And make the hills like chaff.
Isaiah 45:1
New King James Version
Cyrus, God’s Instrument
45 “Thus says the Lord to His anointed,
To (A)Cyrus, whose (B)right hand I have [a]held—
(C)To subdue nations before him
And (D)loose the armor of kings,
To open before him the double doors,
So that the gates will not be shut:
Footnotes
- Isaiah 45:1 strengthened or sustained
Jeremiah 50:23
New King James Version
23 How (A)the hammer of the whole earth has been cut apart and broken!
How Babylon has become a desolation among the nations!
Jeremiah 51:20
New King James Version
20 “You(A) are My battle-ax and weapons of war:
For with you I will break the nation in pieces;
With you I will destroy kingdoms;
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