Isaiah 10:7

Arrogant Assyria Also Judged

5 “Woe to Assyria, ^athe rod of My anger
And the staff in whose hand is My indignation.

6 I will send him against ^aan ungodly nation,
And against the people of My wrath
I will ^bgive him charge,
To seize the spoil, to take the prey,
And to tread them down like the mire of the streets.

7 ^aYet he does not mean so,
Nor does his heart think so;
But it is in his heart to destroy,
And cut off not a few nations.

8 ^aFor he says,
‘Are not my princes altogether kings?

9 Is not ^aCalno ^blike Carchemish?
Is not Hamath like Arpad?
Is not Samaria ^clike Damascus?

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What Does Isaiah 10:7 Mean?

Isaiah 10:5-7

Isaiah, the key prophet at the beginning of this period, is very interested in a dominating Gentile power, the Assyrians, and its threat to Israel and Judah. He begins to trumpet a warning to them of the impending commencement of the times of the Gentiles. Assyria is the first great Gentile power, but not the most influential.

John W. Ritenbaugh
Prophecy and the Sixth-Century Axial Period

Related Topics: Assyria | Assyrians | Axial Period | Gentile Nations | Gentiles

**Other Forerunner Commentary entries containing Isaiah 10:7:**

Job 23:10-14
Job 24:1
Ezekiel 22:24
Ezekiel 22:27-28
Ezekiel 22:30-31

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