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Isaiah 10:14
14As 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.’ ”
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.
- 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.”
- 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 against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, he will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria for the willful pride of his heart and the haughty look in his eyes. 13For he says: “ ‘By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, because I have understanding. I removed the boundaries of nations, I plundered their treasures; like a mighty one I subdued their kings. 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.’ ” 15Does the ax raise itself above the person who swings it, or the saw boast against the one who uses it? As if a rod were to wield the person who lifts it up, or a club brandish the one who is not wood! 16Therefore, the Lord, the Lord Almighty, will send a wasting disease upon his sturdy warriors; under his pomp a fire will be kindled like a blazing flame.
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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 you who add house to house and join field to field till no space is left and you live alone in the land.
- Job 31:25if I have rejoiced over my great wealth, the fortune my hands had gained,
- Proverbs 18:12Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.
- Proverbs 21:6A fortune made by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.
- Hosea 12:7The merchant uses dishonest scales and loves to defraud.
- Nahum 2:9Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold! The supply is endless, the wealth from all its treasures!
- Nahum 3:1Woe to the city of blood, full of lies, full of plunder, never without victims!
- Habakkuk 2:5indeed, wine betrays him; he is arrogant and never at rest. Because he is as greedy as the grave and like death is never satisfied, he gathers to himself all the nations and takes captive all the 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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