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Isaiah 10:12-19 (NLT)

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¹² ¹³ He boasts, "By my own powerful arm I have done this. With my own shrewd wisdom I planned it. I have broken down the defenses of nations and carried off their treasures. I have knocked down their kings like a bull. ¹⁴ 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." ¹⁵ But can the ax boast greater power than the person who uses it? Is the saw greater than the person who saws? Can a rod strike unless a hand moves it? Can a wooden cane walk by itself? ¹⁶ Therefore, the Lord, the Lord of Heaven's Armies, will send a plague among Assyria's proud troops, and a flaming fire will consume its glory. ¹⁷ The Lord, the Light of Israel, will be a fire; the Holy One will be a flame. He will devour the thorns and briers with fire, burning up the enemy in a single night. ¹⁸ The Lord will consume Assyria's glory like a fire consumes a forest in a fruitful land; it will waste away like sick people in a plague. ¹⁹

This passage is referenced in the following study note(s):
(v. 12) Devotional: Pride and Humility (2008-12-12)
(v. 13) Devotional: Pride and Humility (2008-12-12)
(v. 14) Devotional: Pride and Humility (2008-12-12)
(v. 15) Devotional: Pride and Humility (2008-12-12)
(v. 16) Devotional: Pride and Humility (2008-12-12)
(v. 17) Devotional: Pride and Humility (2008-12-12)
(v. 18) Devotional: Pride and Humility (2008-12-12)
(v. 19) Devotional: Pride and Humility (2008-12-12)

Definition(s):
Assyria (Ass-irr-ee-a): country of Assur or Ashur
Zion (Zy-on): monument; raised up; sepulcher