Isaiah 10:15
The Scripture
(15) Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Isaiah pronounced woe on those who decreed unjust laws and oppressed the poor, then declared that Assyria was merely the rod of God's anger sent to punish Israel's hypocrisy. Because Assyria boasted in its own strength rather than acknowledging the LORD, God promised to judge Assyria's pride and destroy its army after using it as His instrument.
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