Isaiah 10:5
O Assur whiche art the staffe of my wrath, in whose hand is the rod of mine indignation.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation.
In Context
Cross References
Isaiah 7:20At the same time shal the Lord shaue the heere of the head, and the feete, and the bearde cleane of, with the raser that he shall hyre beyonde the waters: namely with the king of the Assyrians.
Isaiah 10:15Shall the axe boast it selfe against him that heweth therwith? or shal the sawe make any bragging against hym that ruleth it? That were euen lyke as if the rod did exalt it selfe against him that beareth it, or as though the staffe should magnifie it selfe [as who say] it were no wood.
Isaiah 14:5The Lorde hath broken the scepter of the vngodly, and the rod of the lordelye,
Isaiah 29:2I wyll lay siege vnto Ariel, so that there shalbe heauinesse and sorowe in it: and it shalbe vnto me euen an aulter of slaughter.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 10:2-5
The Condemnation of Oppressors. ( b. c. 740.) 1 Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed; 2 To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless! 3 And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory? 4 Without me they shall bow down under… Read the whole commentary →