5“What sorrow awaits Assyria, the rod of my anger. I use it as a club to express my anger.
6I am sending Assyria against a godless nation, against a people with whom I am angry. Assyria will plunder them, trampling them like dirt beneath its feet.
Isaiah 10 is a thunderous courtroom scene where God turns the tables on human arrogance. The chapter opens with a woe against unjust rulers who oppress the poor, then pivots to Assyria—the very instrument God used to judge Israel—now facing judgment for its own pride. The Lord ca
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