Isa.8.11

GOD spoke strongly to me, grabbed me with both hands and warned me not to go along with this people. He said:

Isa.8.11

The LORD spoke to me with his strong hand upon me, warning me not to follow the way of this people. He said:

Isa.8.11

For the LORD spoke thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying:

Isa.8.11

The LORD has said to me in the strongest terms: "Do not think like everyone else does.

Isa.8.12

"Don't be like this people, always afraid somebody is plotting against them. Don't fear what they fear. Don't take on their worries.

Isa.8.12

"Do not call conspiracy everything that these people call conspiracy; do not fear what they fear, and do not dread it.

Isa.8.12

"Do not say, "A conspiracy,' Concerning all that this people call a conspiracy, Nor be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled.

Isa.8.12

Do not be afraid that some plan conceived behind closed doors will be the end of you.

Isa.8.13

If you're going to worry, worry about The Holy. Fear GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies.

Isa.8.13

The LORD Almighty is the one you are to regard as holy, he is the one you are to fear, he is the one you are to dread,

Isa.8.13

The LORD of hosts, Him you shall hallow; Let Him be your fear, And let Him be your dread.

Isa.8.13

Do not fear anything except the LORD Almighty. He alone is the Holy One. If you fear him, you need fear nothing else.

Isa.8.14

The Holy can be either a Hiding Place or a Boulder blocking your way, The Rock standing in the willful way of both houses of Israel, A barbed-wire Fence preventing trespass to the citizens of Jerusalem.

Isa.8.14

and he will be a sanctuary; but for both houses of Israel he will be a stone that causes men to stumble and a rock that makes them fall. And for the people of Jerusalem he will be a trap and a snare.

Isa.8.14

He will be as a sanctuary, But a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense To both the houses of Israel, As a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

Isa.8.14

He will keep you safe. But to Israel and Judah he will be a stone that causes people to stumble and a rock that makes them fall. And for the people of Jerusalem he will be a trap that entangles them.

Isa.8.15

Many of them are going to run into that Rock and get their bones broken, Get tangled up in that barbed wire and not get free of it." [JC]

Isa.8.15

Many of them will stumble; they will fall and be broken, they will be snared and captured."

Isa.8.15

And many among them shall stumble; They shall fall and be broken, Be snared and taken."

Isa.8.15

Many of them will stumble and fall, never to rise again. Many will be captured."

Isa.8.16

Gather up the testimony, preserve the teaching for my followers,

Isa.8.16

Bind up the testimony and seal up the law among my disciples.

Isa.8.16

Bind up the testimony, Seal the law among my disciples.

Isa.8.16

I will write down all these things as a testimony of what the LORD will do. I will entrust it to my disciples, who will pass it down to future generations.

Isa.8.17

While I wait for GOD as long as he remains in hiding, while I wait and hope for him.

Isa.8.17

I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in him.

Isa.8.17

And I will wait on the LORD, Who hides His face from the house of Jacob; And I will hope in Him.

Isa.8.17

I will wait for the LORD to help us, though he has turned away from the people of Israel. My only hope is in him.

Isa.8.18

I stand my ground and hope, I and the children GOD gave me as signs to Israel, Warning signs and hope signs from GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies, who makes his home in Mount Zion.

Isa.8.18

Here am I, and the children the LORD has given me. We are signs and symbols in Israel from the LORD Almighty, who dwells on Mount Zion.

Isa.8.18

Here am I and the children whom the LORD has given me! We are for signs and wonders in Israel From the LORD of hosts, Who dwells in Mount Zion.

Isa.8.18

I and the children the LORD has given me have names that reveal the plans the LORD Almighty has for his people.

Isa.8.19

When people tell you, "Try out the fortunetellers. Consult the spiritualists. Why not tap into the spirit--world, get in touch with the dead?"

Isa.8.19

When men tell you to consult mediums and spiritists, who whisper and mutter, should not a people inquire of their God? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living?

Isa.8.19

And when they say to you, "Seek those who are mediums and wizards, who whisper and mutter," should not a people seek their God? Should they seek the dead on behalf of the living?

Isa.8.19

So why are you trying to find out the future by consulting mediums and psychics? Do not listen to their whisperings and mutterings. Can the living find out the future from the dead? Why not ask your God?

Isa.8.20

Tell them, "No, we're going to study the Scriptures." People who try the other ways get nowhere--a dead end!

Isa.8.20

To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.

Isa.8.20

To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.

Isa.8.20

"Check their predictions against my testimony," says the LORD. "If their predictions are different from mine, it is because there is no light or truth in them.

Isa.8.21

Frustrated and famished, they try one thing after another. When nothing works out they get angry, cursing first this god and then that one, Looking this way and that,

Isa.8.21

Distressed and hungry, they will roam through the land; when they are famished, they will become enraged and, looking upward, will curse their king and their God.

Isa.8.21

They will pass through it hard-pressed and hungry; and it shall happen, when they are hungry, that they will be enraged and curse their king and their God, and look upward.

Isa.8.21

My people will be led away as captives, weary and hungry. And because they are hungry, they will rage and shake their fists at heaven and curse their king and their God.

Isa.8.22

up, down, and sideways--and seeing nothing, A blank wall, an empty hole. They end up in the dark with nothing.

Isa.8.22

Then they will look toward the earth and see only distress and darkness and fearful gloom, and they will be thrust into utter darkness.

Isa.8.22

Then they will look to the earth, and see trouble and darkness, gloom of anguish; and they will be driven into darkness.

Isa.8.22

Wherever they look, there will be trouble and anguish and dark despair. They will be thrown out into the darkness."

Isa.9.1

But there'll be no darkness for those who were in trouble. Earlier he did bring the lands of Zebulun and Naphtali into disrepute, but the time is coming when he'll make that whole area glorious--the road along the Sea, the country past the Jordan, international Galilee.

Isa.9.1

Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those who were in distress. In the past he humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future he will honor Galilee of the Gentiles, by the way of the sea, along the Jordan-

Isa.9.1

Nevertheless the gloom will not be upon her who is distressed, As when at first He lightly esteemed The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, And afterward more heavily oppressed her, By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, In Galilee of the Gentiles.

Isa.9.1

Nevertheless, that time of darkness and despair will not go on forever. The land of Zebulun and Naphtali will soon be humbled, but there will be a time in the future when Galilee of the Gentiles, which lies along the road that runs between the Jordan and the sea, will be filled with glory.

Isa.9.2

The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. For those who lived in a land of deep shadows--light! sunbursts of light!

Isa.9.2

The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned.

Isa.9.2

The people who walked in darkness Have seen a great light; Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, Upon them a light has shined.

Isa.9.2

The people who walk in darkness will see a great light--a light that will shine on all who live in the land where death casts its shadow.

Isa.9.3

You repopulated the nation, you expanded its joy. Oh, they're so glad in your presence! Festival joy! The joy of a great celebration, sharing rich gifts and warm greetings.

Isa.9.3

You have enlarged the nation and increased their joy; they rejoice before you as people rejoice at the harvest, as men rejoice when dividing the plunder.

Isa.9.3

You have multiplied the nation And increased its joy; They rejoice before You According to the joy of harvest, As men rejoice when they divide the spoil.

Isa.9.3

Israel will again be great, and its people will rejoice as people rejoice at harvesttime. They will shout with joy like warriors dividing the plunder.

Isa.9.4

The abuse of oppressors and cruelty of tyrants--all their whips and cudgels and curses--Is gone, done away with, a deliverance as surprising and sudden as Gideon's old victory over Midian.

Isa.9.4

For as in the day of Midian's defeat, you have shattered the yoke that burdens them, the bar across their shoulders, the rod of their oppressor.

Isa.9.4

For You have broken the yoke of his burden And the staff of his shoulder, The rod of his oppressor, As in the day of Midian.

Isa.9.4

For God will break the chains that bind his people and the whip that scourges them, just as he did when he destroyed the army of Midian with Gideon's little band.

Isa.9.5

The boots of all those invading troops, along with their shirts soaked with innocent blood, Will be piled in a heap and burned, a fire that will burn for days!

Isa.9.5

Every warrior's boot used in battle and every garment rolled in blood will be destined for burning, will be fuel for the fire.

Isa.9.5

For every warrior's sandal from the noisy battle, And garments rolled in blood, Will be used for burning and fuel of fire.

Isa.9.5

In that day of peace, battle gear will no longer be issued. Never again will uniforms be bloodstained by war. All such equipment will be burned.

Isa.9.6

For a child has been born--for us! the gift of a son--for us! He'll take over the running of the world. His names will be: Amazing Counselor, Strong God, Eternal Father, Prince of Wholeness.

Isa.9.6

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Isa.9.6

For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Isa.9.6

For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. And the government will rest on his shoulders. These will be his royal titles: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Isa.9.7

His ruling authority will grow, and there'll be no limits to the wholeness he brings. He'll rule from the historic David throne over that promised kingdom. He'll put that kingdom on a firm footing and keep it going With fair dealing and right living, beginning now and lasting always. The zeal of GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies will do all this.

Isa.9.7

Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this.

Isa.9.7

Of the increase of His government and peace There will be no end, Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, To order it and establish it with judgment and justice From that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

Isa.9.7

His ever expanding, peaceful government will never end. He will rule forever with fairness and justice from the throne of his ancestor David. The passionate commitment of the LORD Almighty will guarantee this!

Isa.9.8

The Master sent a message against Jacob. It landed right on Israel's doorstep.

Isa.9.8

The Lord has sent a message against Jacob; it will fall on Israel.

Isa.9.8

The LORD sent a word against Jacob, And it has fallen on Israel.

Isa.9.8

The Lord has spoken out against that braggart Israel,

Isa.9.9

All the people soon heard the message, Ephraim and the citizens of Samaria. But they were a proud and arrogant bunch. They dismissed the message, saying,

Isa.9.9

All the people will know it- Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria- who say with pride and arrogance of heart,

Isa.9.9

All the people will know-- Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria-- Who say in pride and arrogance of heart:

Isa.9.9

and the people of Israel and Samaria will soon discover it. In their pride and arrogance they say,

Isa.9.10

"Things aren't that bad. We can handle anything that comes. If our buildings are knocked down, we'll rebuild them bigger and finer. If our forests are cut down, we'll replant them with finer trees."

Isa.9.10

"The bricks have fallen down, but we will rebuild with dressed stone; the fig trees have been felled, but we will replace them with cedars."

Isa.9.10

"The bricks have fallen down, But we will rebuild with hewn stones; The sycamores are cut down, But we will replace them with cedars."

Isa.9.10

"Our land lies in ruins now, but we will rebuild it better than before. We will replace the broken bricks with cut stone, the fallen sycamore trees with cedars."

Isa.9.11

So GOD incited their adversaries against them, stirred up their enemies to attack:

Isa.9.11

But the LORD has strengthened Rezin's foes against them and has spurred their enemies on.

Isa.9.11

Therefore the LORD shall set up The adversaries of Rezin against him, And spur his enemies on,

Isa.9.11

The LORD will reply to their bragging by bringing Rezin's enemies, the Assyrians, against them--

Isa.9.12

From the east, Arameans; from the west, Philistines. They made hash of Israel. But even after that, he was still angry, his fist still raised, ready to hit them again.

Isa.9.12

Arameans from the east and Philistines from the west have devoured Israel with open mouth. Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away, his hand is still upraised.

Isa.9.12

The Syrians before and the Philistines behind; And they shall devour Israel with an open mouth. For all this His anger is not turned away, But His hand is stretched out still.

Isa.9.12

along with Arameans from the east and Philistines from the west. With bared fangs, they will devour Israel. But even then the LORD's anger will not be satisfied. His fist is still poised to strike.

Isa.9.13

But the people paid no mind to him who hit them, didn't seek GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies.

Isa.9.13

But the people have not returned to him who struck them, nor have they sought the LORD Almighty.

Isa.9.13

For the people do not turn to Him who strikes them, Nor do they seek the LORD of hosts.

Isa.9.13

For after all this punishment, the people will still not repent and turn to the LORD Almighty.

Isa.9.14

So GOD hacked off Israel's head and tail, palm branch and reed, both on the same day.

Isa.9.14

So the LORD will cut off from Israel both head and tail, both palm branch and reed in a single day;

Isa.9.14

Therefore the LORD will cut off head and tail from Israel, Palm branch and bulrush in one day.

Isa.9.14

Therefore, in a single day, the LORD will destroy both the head and the tail, the palm branch and the reed.

Isa.9.15

The big-head elders were the head, the lying prophets were the tail.

Isa.9.15

the elders and prominent men are the head, the prophets who teach lies are the tail.

Isa.9.15

The elder and honorable, he is the head; The prophet who teaches lies, he is the tail.

Isa.9.15

The leaders of Israel are the head, and the lying prophets are the tail.

Isa.9.16

Those who were supposed to lead this people led them down blind alleys, And those who followed the leaders ended up lost and confused.

Isa.9.16

Those who guide this people mislead them, and those who are guided are led astray.

Isa.9.16

For the leaders of this people cause them to err, And those who are led by them are destroyed.

Isa.9.16

For the leaders of the people have led them down the path of destruction.

Isa.9.17

That's why the Master lost interest in the young men, had no feeling for their orphans and widows. All of them were godless and evil, talking filth and folly. And even after that, he was still angry, his fist still raised, ready to hit them again.

Isa.9.17

Therefore the Lord will take no pleasure in the young men, nor will he pity the fatherless and widows, for everyone is ungodly and wicked, every mouth speaks vileness. Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away, his hand is still upraised.

Isa.9.17

Therefore the Lord will have no joy in their young men, Nor have mercy on their fatherless and widows; For everyone is a hypocrite and an evildoer, And every mouth speaks folly. For all this His anger is not turned away, But His hand is stretched out still.

Isa.9.17

That is why the Lord has no joy in the young men and no mercy on even the widows and orphans. For they are all hypocrites, speaking wickedness with lies. But even then the LORD's anger will not be satisfied. His fist is still poised to strike.

Isa.9.18

Their wicked lives raged like an out--of-control fire, the kind that burns everything in its path--Trees and bushes, weeds and grasses--filling the skies with smoke.

Isa.9.18

Surely wickedness burns like a fire; it consumes briers and thorns, it sets the forest thickets ablaze, so that it rolls upward in a column of smoke.

Isa.9.18

For wickedness burns as the fire; It shall devour the briers and thorns, And kindle in the thickets of the forest; They shall mount up like rising smoke.

Isa.9.18

This wickedness is like a brushfire. It burns not only briers and thorns but the forests, too. Its burning sends up vast clouds of smoke.

Isa.9.19

GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies answered fire with fire, set the whole country on fire, Turned the people into consuming fires, consuming one another in their lusts--

Isa.9.19

By the wrath of the LORD Almighty the land will be scorched and the people will be fuel for the fire; no one will spare his brother.

Isa.9.19

Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts The land is burned up, And the people shall be as fuel for the fire; No man shall spare his brother.

Isa.9.19

The land is blackened by the fury of the LORD Almighty. The people are fuel for the fire, and no one spares anyone else.

Isa.9.20

Appetites insatiable, stuffing and gorging themselves left and right with people and things. But still they starved. Not even their children were safe from their rapacious hunger.

Isa.9.20

On the right they will devour, but still be hungry; on the left they will eat, but not be satisfied. Each will feed on the flesh of his own offspring:

Isa.9.20

And he shall snatch on the right hand And be hungry; He shall devour on the left hand And not be satisfied; Every man shall eat the flesh of his own arm.

Isa.9.20

They fight against their own neighbors to steal food, but they will still be hungry. In the end they will even eat their own children.

Isa.9.21

Manasseh ate Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasseh, and then the two ganged up against Judah. And after that, he was still angry, his fist still raised, ready to hit them again. [JC]

Isa.9.21

Manasseh will feed on Ephraim, and Ephraim on Manasseh; together they will turn against Judah. Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away, his hand is still upraised.

Isa.9.21

Manasseh shall devour Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasseh; Together they shall be against Judah. For all this His anger is not turned away, But His hand is stretched out still.

Isa.9.21

Manasseh will feed on Ephraim, Ephraim will feed on Manasseh, and both will devour Judah. But even then the LORD's anger will not be satisfied. His fist is still poised to strike.

Isa.10.1

Doom to you who legislate evil, who make laws that make victims--

Isa.10.1

Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees,

Isa.10.1

"Woe to those who decree unrighteous decrees, Who write misfortune, Which they have prescribed

Isa.10.1

Destruction is certain for the unjust judges, for those who issue unfair laws.

Isa.10.2

Laws that make misery for the poor, that rob my destitute people of dignity, Exploiting defenseless widows, taking advantage of homeless children.

Isa.10.2

to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people, making widows their prey and robbing the fatherless.

Isa.10.2

To rob the needy of justice, And to take what is right from the poor of My people, That widows may be their prey, And that they may rob the fatherless.

Isa.10.2

They deprive the poor, the widows, and the orphans of justice. Yes, they rob widows and fatherless children!

Isa.10.3

What will you have to say on Judgment Day, when Doomsday arrives out of the blue? Who will you get to help you? What good will your money do you?

Isa.10.3

What will you do on the day of reckoning, when disaster comes from afar? To whom will you run for help? Where will you leave your riches?

Isa.10.3

What will you do in the day of punishment, And in the desolation which will come from afar? To whom will you flee for help? And where will you leave your glory?

Isa.10.3

What will you do when I send desolation upon you from a distant land? To whom will you turn for help? Where will your treasures be safe?

Isa.10.4

A sorry sight you'll be then, huddled with the prisoners, or just some corpses stacked in the street. Even after all this, God is still angry, his fist still raised, ready to hit them again.

Isa.10.4

Nothing will remain but to cringe among the captives or fall among the slain. Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away, his hand is still upraised.

Isa.10.4

Without Me they shall bow down among the prisoners, And they shall fall among the slain." For all this His anger is not turned away, But His hand is stretched out still.

Isa.10.4

I will not help you. You will stumble along as prisoners or lie among the dead. But even then the LORD's anger will not be satisfied. His fist is still poised to strike.

Isa.10.5

"Doom to Assyria, weapon of my anger. My wrath is a cudgel in his hands!

Isa.10.5

"Woe to the Assyrian, the rod of my anger, in whose hand is the club of my wrath!

Isa.10.5

"Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger And the staff in whose hand is My indignation.

Isa.10.5

"Destruction is certain for Assyria, the whip of my anger. Its military power is a club in my hand.

Isa.10.6

I send him against a godless nation, against the people I'm angry with. I command him to strip them clean, rob them blind, and then push their faces in the mud and leave them.

Isa.10.6

I send him against a godless nation, I dispatch him against a people who anger me, to seize loot and snatch plunder, and to trample them down like mud in the streets.

Isa.10.6

I will send him against an ungodly nation, And against the people of My wrath I will give him charge, To seize the spoil, to take the prey, And to tread them down like the mire of the streets.

Isa.10.6

Assyria will enslave my people, who are a godless nation. It will plunder them, trampling them like dirt beneath its feet.

Isa.10.7

But Assyria has another agenda; he has something else in mind. He's out to destroy utterly, to stamp out as many nations as he can.

Isa.10.7

But this is not what he intends, this is not what he has in mind; his purpose is to destroy, to put an end to many nations.

Isa.10.7

Yet he does not mean so, Nor does his heart think so; But it is in his heart to destroy, And cut off not a few nations.

Isa.10.7

But the king of Assyria will not know that it is I who sent him. He will merely think he is attacking my people as part of his plan to conquer the world.

Isa.10.8

Assyria says, "Aren't my commanders all kings? Can't they do whatever they like?

Isa.10.8

'Are not my commanders all kings?' he says.

Isa.10.8

For he says, "Are not my princes altogether kings?

Isa.10.8

He will say, `Each of my princes will soon be a king, ruling a conquered land.

Isa.10.9

Didn't I destroy Calno as well as Carchemish? Hamath as well as Arpad? Level Samaria as I did Damascus?

Isa.10.9

'Has not Calno fared like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad, and Samaria like Damascus?

Isa.10.9

Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus?

Isa.10.9

We will destroy Calno just as we did Carchemish. Hamath will fall before us as Arpad did. And we will destroy Samaria just as we did Damascus.

Isa.10.10

I've eliminated kingdoms full of gods far more impressive than anything in Jerusalem and Samaria.

Isa.10.10

As my hand seized the kingdoms of the idols, kingdoms whose images excelled those of Jerusalem and Samaria-

Isa.10.10

As my hand has found the kingdoms of the idols, Whose carved images excelled those of Jerusalem and Samaria,

Isa.10.10

Yes, we have finished off many a kingdom whose gods were far greater than those in Jerusalem and Samaria.

Isa.10.11

So what's to keep me from destroying Jerusalem in the same way I destroyed Samaria and all her god-idols?'"

Isa.10.11

shall I not deal with Jerusalem and her images as I dealt with Samaria and her idols?'"

Isa.10.11

As I have done to Samaria and her idols, Shall I not do also to Jerusalem and her idols?"'

Isa.10.11

So when we have defeated Samaria and her gods, we will destroy Jerusalem with hers.'"

Isa.10.12

When the Master has finished dealing with Mount Zion and Jerusalem, he'll say, "Now it's Assyria's turn. I'll punish the bragging arrogance of the king of Assyria, his high and mighty posturing,

Isa.10.12

When 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.

Isa.10.12

Therefore 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."

Isa.10.12

After the Lord has used the king of Assyria to accomplish his purposes in Jerusalem, he will turn against the king of Assyria and punish him--for he is proud and arrogant.

Isa.10.13

the way he goes around saying, I've done all this by myself. I know more than anyone. I've wiped out the boundaries of whole countries. I've walked in and taken anything I wanted. I charged in like a bull and toppled their kings from their thrones.

Isa.10.13

For 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.

Isa.10.13

For 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.

Isa.10.13

He boasts, "By my own power and wisdom I have won these wars. By my own strength I have captured many lands, destroyed their kings, and carried off their treasures.

Isa.10.14

I reached out my hand and took all that they treasured as easily as a boy taking a bird's eggs from a nest. Like a farmer gathering eggs from the henhouse, I gathered the world in my basket, And no one so much as fluttered a wing or squawked or even chirped.'"

Isa.10.14

As one reaches into a nest, so my hand reached for the wealth of the nations; as men gather abandoned eggs, so I gathered all the countries; not one flapped a wing, or opened its mouth to chirp.'"

Isa.10.14

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."

Isa.10.14

By my greatness 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."

Isa.10.15

Does an ax take over from the one who swings it? Does a saw act more important than the sawyer? As if a shovel did its shoveling by using a ditch digger! As if a hammer used the carpenter to pound nails!

Isa.10.15

Does the ax raise itself above him who swings it, or the saw boast against him who uses it? As if a rod were to wield him who lifts it up, or a club brandish him who is not wood!

Isa.10.15

Shall 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!

Isa.10.15

Can the ax boast greater power than the person who uses it? Is the saw greater than the person who saws? Can a whip strike unless a hand is moving it? Can a cane walk by itself?

Isa.10.16

Therefore the Master, GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies, will send a debilitating disease on his robust Assyrian fighters. Under the canopy of God's bright glory a fierce fire will break out.

Isa.10.16

Therefore, 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.

Isa.10.16

Therefore 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.

Isa.10.16

Listen now, king of Assyria! Because of all your evil boasting, the Lord, the LORD Almighty, will send a plague among your proud troops, and a flaming fire will ignite your glory.

Isa.10.17

Israel's Light will burst into a conflagration. The Holy will explode into a firestorm, And in one day burn to cinders every last Assyrian thornbush.

Isa.10.17

The Light of Israel will become a fire, their Holy One a flame; in a single day it will burn and consume his thorns and his briers.

Isa.10.17

So the Light of Israel will be for a fire, And his Holy One for a flame; It will burn and devour His thorns and his briers in one day.

Isa.10.17

The LORD, the Light of Israel and the Holy One, will be a flaming fire that will destroy them. In a single night he will burn those thorns and briers, the Assyrians.

Isa.10.18

GOD will destroy the splendid trees and lush gardens. The Assyrian body and soul will waste away to nothing like a disease-ridden invalid.

Isa.10.18

The splendor of his forests and fertile fields it will completely destroy, as when a sick man wastes away.

Isa.10.18

And it will consume the glory of his forest and of his fruitful field, Both soul and body; And they will be as when a sick man wastes away.

Isa.10.18

Assyria's vast army is like a glorious forest, yet it will be destroyed. The LORD will completely destroy Assyria's warriors, and they will waste away like sick people in a plague.

Isa.10.19

A child could count what's left of the trees on the fingers of his two hands. [JC]

Isa.10.19

And the remaining trees of his forests will be so few that a child could write them down.

Isa.10.19

Then the rest of the trees of his forest Will be so few in number That a child may write them.

Isa.10.19

Only a few from all that mighty army will survive--so few that a child could count them!