Isaiah 10:5-19

5WoeH1945 to 1AssyriaH804, the 2rodH7626 of My angerH639 And the staffH4294 in whose handsH3027 is 3My indignationH2195,6I sendH7971 it against a 4godlessH2611 nationH1471 And commissionH6680 it againstH5921 the 5peopleH5971 of My furyH5678 To captureH7997 bootyH7998 and 6to seizeH962 plunderH957, And to 7trampleH4823 them downH4823 like 8mudH2563 in the streetsH2351.7Yet it 9does not soH3651 intendH1819, NorH3808 does 10it planH2803 soH3651 in its heartH3824, But ratherH3588 it is 11its purposeH3824 to destroyH8045 And to cutH3772 offH3772 12manyH3808H4592 nationsH1471.8For it saysH559, “Are not my princesH8269 13allH3164 kingsH4428?9Is not 14CalnoH3641 like 15CarchemishH3751, OrH518 16HamathH2574 like ArpadH774, OrH518 17SamariaH8111 like 18DamascusH1834?10As my handH3027 has reachedH4672 to the 19kingdomsH4467 of the idolsH457, Whose gravenH6456 imagesH6456 were greater thanH4480 those of JerusalemH3389 and SamariaH8111,11Shall I not 20doH6213 to JerusalemH3389 and her imagesH6091 JustH3512 as I have doneH6213 to SamariaH8111 and 21her idolsH457?”

12So it will be that whenH3588 the LordH136 has completedH1214 allH3605 His 22workH4639 on MountH2022 ZionH6726 and on JerusalemH3389, He will say, “I will 23punishH6485 the fruitH6529 of the arrogantH1433 heartH3824 of the kingH4428 of AssyriaH804 and 24the pompH8597 of 25his haughtinessH7312.” 13For 26he has saidH559, “By the powerH3581 of my handH3027 and by my wisdomH2451 I didH6213 this, For I haveH995 understandingH995; And I 27removedH5493 the boundariesH1367 of the peoplesH5971 And plunderedH8154 their treasuresH6264, And like a mightyH3524 manH47 I broughtH3381 downH3381 28their inhabitantsH3427,14And my handH3027 reachedH4672 to the richesH2428 of the peoplesH5971 like a 29nestH7064, And as one gathersH622 abandonedH5800 eggsH1000, I gatheredH622 allH3605 the earthH776; And there was not one that flappedH5074 its wingH3671 or openedH6475 its beakH6310 or chirpedH6850.”

15Is the 30axeH1631 to 31boastH6286 itself overH5921 the one who chopsH2672 with it? Is the sawH4883 to exaltH1431 itself overH5921 the one who wieldsH5130 it? That would be like 32a 33clubH7626 wieldingH5130 those who liftH7311 it, Or like 34a rodH4294 liftingH7311 him who is not woodH6086.16ThereforeH3651 the LordH136, the 35GodH3068 of hostsH6635, will sendH7971 a 36wastingH7332 diseaseH7332 among his 37stoutH4924 warriorsH4924; And underH8478 his 38gloryH3519 a fireH3350 will be kindledH3344 like a burningH3350 flameH784.17And the 39lightH216 of IsraelH3478 will becomeH1961 a fireH784 and his 40HolyH6918 OneH6918 a flameH3852, And it will 41burnH1197 and devourH398 his thornsH7898 and his briarsH8068 in a singleH259 dayH3117.18And He will 42destroyH3615 the gloryH3519 of his forestH3293 and of his fruitfulH3759 gardenH3759, bothH4480 soulH5315 and bodyH1320, And it will be as when a sickH5263 manH5263 wastesH4549 awayH4549.19And the 43restH7605 of the treesH6086 of his forestH3293 will be so small in numberH4557 That a childH5288 could writeH3789 them downH3789.