Isaiah 10:5–13

Arrogant Assyria Also Judged

⁵Woe to Assyria, the rod of my anger—

the club in their hands is my fury!^*

⁶Against a godless nation I send him,

and against the people of my wrath I command him,

to take spoil and seize plunder,

and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.^*

⁷But this is not what he intends,

nor does he have this in mind,

but it is in his heart to destroy

and to cut off nations not a few.^*

⁸For he says:

“Are not my commanders all kings?^*

⁹Is not Calno like Carchemish?

Is not Hamath like Arpad?

Is not Samaria like Damascus?^*

¹⁰As my hand has reached to the kingdoms of the idols

whose images were greater than those of Jerusalem and Samaria,^*

¹¹shall I not do to Jerusalem and her idols

what I have done to Samaria and her images?”

¹²When the Lord has finished all his work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, he^j will punish the arrogant boasting of the king of Assyria and his haughty pride.^{* 13}For he says:

“By the strength of my hand I have done it,

and by my wisdom, for I have understanding;

I have removed the boundaries of peoples

and have plundered their treasures;

like a bull I have brought down those who sat on thrones.^*