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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? 
10 As my hand has found the kingdoms of the idols,
Whose carved images excelled those of Jerusalem and Samaria,
11 As I have done to Samaria and her idols,
Shall I not do also to Jerusalem and her idols?’ ”
12 Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Lord has1 performed all His work aon Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, that He will say, b“I will punish the fruit of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his haughty looks.”  
13 aFor he says:
“By the strength of my hand I have done it,
And by my wisdom, for I am prudent;
Also I have removed the boundaries of the people,
And have robbed their treasuries;
So I have put down the inhabitants like a1 valiant man. 
14 aMy hand has found like a nest the riches of the people,
And as one gathers eggs that are left,
I have gathered all the earth;
And there was no one who moved his wing,
Nor opened his mouth with even a peep.” 
15 Shall athe 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! 
Commentaries:
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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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