Isaiah 10:14

And my hand hath found the strength of the people as a nest; and as eggs are gathered, that are left, so have I gathered all the earth: and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or made the least noise.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.

In Context

13For he hath said: By the strength of my own hand I have done it, and by my own wisdom I have understood: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have taken the spoils of the princes, and as a mighty man hath pulled down them that sat on high.

15Shall the axe boast itself against him that cutteth with it? or shall the saw exalt itself against him by whom it is drawn? as if a rod should lift itself up against him that lifteth it up, and a staff exalt itself, which is but wood.

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Cross References

Job 31:25If I have rejoiced over my great riches, and because my hand had gotten much.

Proverbs 21:6He that gathereth treasures by a lying tongue, is vain and foolish, and shall stumble upon the snares of death.

Isaiah 37:25I have digged, and drunk water, and have dried up with the sole of my foot, all the rivers shut up in banks.

Hosea 12:7He is like Chanaan, there is a deceitful balance in his hand, he hath loved oppression.

Nahum 2:9Take ye the spoil of the silver, take the spoil of the gold: for there is no end of the riches of all the precious furniture.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 10:6-20

The Pride of the King of Assyria; Sennacherib's Pride Rebuked; Destruction of the King of Assyria. ( b. c. 740.) 5 O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation. 6 I will send him against a hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets. 7 Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off nations… Read the whole commentary →

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