Isaiah 10:14

And my hand hath found as a nest the wealth of the peoples, And as the gathering of eggs that are forsaken, all the earth, have, I, gathered,—And there was none to flap a wing, or open a mouth or chirp.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 mine own hand, have I effectually wrought, And by my wisdom—for I have discernment,—That I might remove the bounds of peoples, Yea their treasures, have I plundered That I might lay prostrate as a mighty one the inhabitants;

15Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? Or, the saw, magnify itself, against him that wieldeth it? As if a rod, could wield, them who lift it up! As if a staff, could raise, what is, not wood!

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Cross References

Job 31:25If I rejoiced because great was my substance, and, an abundance, my hand had discovered;

Proverbs 21:6The gaining of treasures with a tongue of falsehood, is a vapour driven away, [they who seek them] seek death,

Isaiah 37:25I, have digged, and drunk waters,—That I may dry up, with the soles of my feet, all the Nile-streams of Egypt.

Hosea 12:7A trafficker! in his hand, are balances of deceit, to oppress, he loveth.

Nahum 2:9Plunder silver, plunder gold,—and there is no end to the costly furnishing, rich with every article of delight.

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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