Isaiah 10:14

Isaiah 10:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.
• New International Version (NIV)As one reaches into a nest, so my hand reached for the wealth of the nations; as people gather abandoned eggs, so I gathered all the countries; not one flapped a wing, or opened its mouth to chirp.’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)My hand has found like a nest the wealth of the peoples; and as one gathers eggs that have been forsaken, so I have gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved a wing or opened the mouth or chirped."
• New King James Version (NKJV)My 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.”

Context of Isaiah 10:14

12So when the Lord has completed all His work [of judgment] on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, He will say, “I will punish the fruit [the thoughts, the declarations, and the actions] of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria and the haughtiness of his pride.” 13For the Assyrian king has said, “I have done this by the power of my [own] hand and by my wisdom, For I have understanding and skill. I have removed the boundaries of the peoples And have plundered their treasures; Like a bull I have brought down those who sat on thrones. My hand has found the wealth of the people like a nest, And as one gathers eggs that are abandoned, so I have gathered all the earth; And there was not one that flapped its wing, or that opened its beak and chirped.” 15Is the axe able to lift itself over the one who chops with it? Is the saw able to magnify itself over the one who wields it? That would be like a club moving those who lift it, Or like a staff raising him who is not [made of] wood [like itself]! 16Therefore the Lord, the God of hosts, will send a wasting disease among the stout warriors of Assyria; And under his glory a fire will be kindled like a burning flame.

Isaiah 10:14 word by word

וַתִּמְצָ֨א כַקֵּ֤ן׀ יָדִי֙ לְחֵ֣יל הָֽעַמִּ֔ים וְכֶאֱסֹף֙ בֵּיצִ֣ים עֲזֻב֔וֹת כָּל־הָאָ֖רֶץ אֲנִ֣י אָסָ֑פְתִּי וְלֹ֤א הָיָה֙ נֹדֵ֣ד כָּנָ֔ף וּפֹצֶ֥ה פֶ֖ה וּמְצַפְצֵֽף׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And my handיָדyâd · handH3027
• hath foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• as a nestקֵןqên · nestH7064
• the richesחַ֫יִלchayil · strength: richH2428
• of the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• and as one gatherethאָסַף'âsaph · to gatherH622
• eggsבֵּיצָהbêytsâh · eggH1000
• leftעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800
• all the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• and there was none that movedנָדַדnâdad · to wanderH5074
• the wingכָּנָףkânâph · wingH3671
• or openedפָּצָהpâtsâh · to openH6475
• the mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• or peepedצָפַףtsâphaph · to whisperH6850

Cross-references for Isaiah 10:14

• Isaiah 5:8Woe (judgment is coming) to those who join house to house and join field to field [to increase their holdings by depriving others], Until there is no more room [for others], So that you have to live alone in the midst of the land!
• Job 31:25If I gloated and rejoiced because my wealth was great, And because my [powerful] hand [alone] had obtained so much,
• Proverbs 18:12Before disaster the heart of a man is haughty and filled with self-importance, But humility comes before honor.
• Proverbs 21:6Acquiring treasures by a lying tongue Is a fleeting vapor, the seeking and pursuit of death.
• Hosea 12:7A merchant, in whose hand are false and fraudulent balances; He loves to oppress and exploit.
• Nahum 2:9Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold! For there is no end to the treasure— Wealth from every precious object.
• Nahum 3:1Woe (judgment is coming) to the city of blood [guilty of murder and mayhem], completely full of lies and pillage; Her prey never departs [alive].
• Habakkuk 2:5Moreover, wine is treacherous and betrays the arrogant man, So that he does not stay at home. His appetite is large like Sheol, And he is like death, never satisfied. He gathers to himself all nations And collects to himself all peoples [as if he owned them].

Commentaries on Isaiah 10:14

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14And my hand hath found, as a nest - By a beautiful and striking figure here, the Assyrian monarch is represented as describing the ease with which he had subdued kingdoms, and rifled them of their treasures. No resistance had been offered. He had taken them with as little opposition as a rustic takes possession of a nest, with its eggs or young, when the parent bird is away. Eggs that are left - That is, eggs that are left of the parent bird; when the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-19Verses 5-19 See what a change sin made. The king of Assyria, in his pride, thought to act by his own will. The tyrants of the world are tools of Providence. God designs to correct his people for their hypocrisy, and bring them nearer to him; but is that Sennacherib's design? No; he designs to gratify his own covetousness and ambition. The Assyrian boasts what great things he has done to other nations, by his own policy and power. He knows not that it is…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-19God announced judgment on Assyria for several reasons: They destroyed other nations without mercy (Isaiah 10:7). They spoke with pride and dishonored God. They boasted about their own power (Isaiah 10:12). They oppressed other peoples and took what did not belong to them (Isaiah 10:13–14). They believed they were acting on their own. They did not recognize that God was using them (Isaiah 10:15).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. nest--implying the ease with which he carried off all before him. left--by the parent bird. none ... moved ... wing--image from an angry bird resisting the robbery of its "nest." peeped--chirped even low (Is 8:19). No resistance was offered me, of deed, or even word.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 10:14

• Assyria
• Boasting
• Isaiah
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Commentaries on Isaiah 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings