Isaiah 10:5
The Scripture
(5) O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation.
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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Genesis 10:11Isaiah 10:15Isaiah 8:4Isaiah 14:5Isaiah 14:6Psalms 17:14Psalms 125:3Jeremiah 51:20Jeremiah 51:21Jeremiah 51:22Jeremiah 51:23Jeremiah 51:24
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