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 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

12Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Lord has performed all His work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, that He will say, “I will punish the fruit of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his haughty looks.” 13For he says: “By the strength of my hand I have done it, And by my wisdom, for I am prudent; Also I have removed the boundaries of the people, And have robbed their treasuries; So I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man. 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.” 15Shall the ax boast itself against him who chops with it? Or shall the saw exalt itself against him who saws with it? As if a rod could wield itself against those who lift it up, Or as if a staff could lift up, as if it were not wood! 16Therefore the Lord, the Lord of hosts, Will send leanness among his fat ones; And under his glory He will kindle a burning Like the burning of a fire.

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 to those who join house to house; They add field to field, Till there is no place Where they may dwell alone in the midst of the land!
• Job 31:25If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, And because my hand had gained much;
• Proverbs 18:12Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty, And before honor is humility.
• Proverbs 21:6Getting treasures by a lying tongue Is the fleeting fantasy of those who seek death.
• Hosea 12:7“A cunning Canaanite! Deceitful scales are in his hand; He loves to oppress.
• Nahum 2:9Take spoil of silver! Take spoil of gold! There is no end of treasure, Or wealth of every desirable prize.
• Nahum 3:1Woe to the bloody city! It is all full of lies and robbery. Its victim never departs.
• Habakkuk 2:5“Indeed, because he transgresses by wine, He is a proud man, And he does not stay at home. Because he enlarges his desire as hell, And he is like death, and cannot be satisfied, He gathers to himself all nations And heaps up for himself 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

Topics related to Isaiah 10:14

• Assyria
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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