English Standard Version
Isaiah 10:14
14My 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."
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.’ ”
- 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.”
- New Living Translation (NLT)I have robbed their nests of riches and gathered up kingdoms as a farmer gathers eggs. No one can even flap a wing against me or utter a peep of protest.”
Context of Isaiah 10:14
12When the Lord has finished all his work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, he will punish the speech of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria and the boastful look in his eyes. 13For he says: "By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom, for I have understanding; I remove the boundaries of peoples, and plunder their treasures; like a bull I bring down those who sit on thrones. 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." 15Shall the axe boast over him who hews with it, or the saw magnify itself against him who wields it? As if a rod should wield him who lifts it, or as if a staff should lift him who is not wood! 16Therefore the Lord God of hosts will send wasting sickness among his stout warriors, and under his glory a burning will be kindled, like the burning of fire.
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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 to those who join house to house, who add field to field, until there is no more room, and you are made to dwell alone in the midst of the land.
- Job 31:25if I have rejoiced because my wealth was abundant or because my hand had found much,
- Proverbs 18:12Before destruction a man's heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.
- Proverbs 21:6The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a snare of death.
- Hosea 12:7A merchant, in whose hands are false balances, he loves to oppress.
- Nahum 2:9Plunder the silver, plunder the gold! There is no end of the treasure or of the wealth of all precious things.
- Nahum 3:1Woe to the bloody city, all full of lies and plunder— no end to the prey!
- Habakkuk 2:5"Moreover, wine is a traitor, an arrogant man who is never at rest. His greed is as wide as Sheol; like death he has never enough. He gathers for himself all nations and collects as his own all peoples."
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
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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
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