Arrogant Assyria Also Judged
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.
Nor does his heart think so;
But it is in his heart to destroy,
And cut off not a few nations.
Whose carved images excelled those of Jerusalem and Samaria,
Shall I not do also to Jerusalem and her idols?’ ”
“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.
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.”
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!
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American Standard Version
Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy, and to cut off nations not a few.
Amplified® Bible
However, this is not his intention [nor is the Assyrian aware that he is doing this at My bidding], neither does his mind so think {and} plan; but it is in his mind to destroy and cut off many nations.
Contemporary English Version
He has even bigger plans in mind, because he wants to destroy many nations.
Darby English Version
But he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; for it is in his heart to extirpate and cut off nations not a few.
Good News Bible
But the Assyrian emperor has his own violent plans in mind. He is determined to destroy many nations.
King James Version
Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few.
New American Standard Bible
Yet it does not so intend, Nor does it plan so in its heart, But rather it is its purpose to destroy And to cut off many nations.
New International Version
But this is not what he intends,
this is not what he has in mind;
his purpose is to destroy,
to put an end to many nations.
New King James Version
Yet 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.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Yet it does not so intend, Nor does it plan so in its heart, But rather it has as its purpose to destroy And to cut off many nations.
Revised Standard Version
But he does not so intend, and his mind does not so think; but it is in his mind to destroy, and to cut off nations not a few;
Young's Literal Translation
And he -- he thinketh not so, And his heart reckoneth not so, For -- to destroy `is' in his heart, And to cut off nations not a few.
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