Isaiah 10:5
What does Isaiah 10:5 mean?
A plain-English look at Isaiah 10:5 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Ho Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, the staff in whose hand is mine indignation!
KJV
King James Version · 1611O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Ho Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, the staff in whose hand is mine indignation!
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Ho! Assyrian, the rod of my wrath, the instrument of my punishment!
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Woe <FI>to<Fi> Asshur, a rod of Mine anger, And a staff in their hand <FI>is<Fi> Mine indignation.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Woe to the Assyrian, he is the rod and the staff of my anger, and my indignation is in their hands.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Ah! the Assyrian! the rod of mine anger! and the staff in their hand is mine indignation.
Context
v.4They shall only bow down under the prisoners, and shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
v.5This passage
v.6I will send him against a profane nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 10:15
Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? shall the saw magnify itself against him that wieldeth it? as if a rod should wield them that lift it up, or as if a staff should lift up him that is not wood.
- Isaiah 66:14
And ye shall see it, and your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like the tender grass: and the hand of Jehovah shall be known toward his servants; and he will have indignation against his enemies.
- Zephaniah 2:13
And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria, and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like the wilderness.
- Isaiah 14:25
that I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him under foot: then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulder.
- Jeremiah 51:20
Thou art my battle-axe and weapons of war: and with thee will I break in pieces the nations; and with thee will I destroy kingdoms;
- Genesis 10:11
Out of that land he went forth into Assyria, and builded Nineveh, and Rehoboth-Ir, and Calah,
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