Isaiah · Chapter 10 King James Version

Isaiah 10:24

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The Scripture

(24) Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, O my people that dwellest in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrian: he shall smite thee with a rod, and shall lift up his staff against thee, after the manner of Egypt.
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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