10:1 Destruction is certain for the unjust judges, for those who issue unfair laws.
The NLT Book of Isaiah , Chapter 10 , Verse 1 , Destruction is certain for the unjust judges, for those who issue unfair laws.
10:2 They deprive the poor, the widows, and the orphans of justice. Yes, they rob widows and fatherless children!
The NLT Book of Isaiah , Chapter 10 , Verse 2 , They deprive the poor, the widows, and the orphans of justice. Yes, they rob widows and fatherless children!
10:3 What will you do when I send desolation upon you from a distant land? To whom will you turn for help? Where will your treasures be safe?
The NLT Book of Isaiah , Chapter 10 , Verse 3 , What will you do when I send desolation upon you from a distant land? To whom will you turn for help? Where will your treasures be safe?
10:4 I will not help you. You will stumble along as prisoners or lie among the dead. But even then the LORD's anger will not be satisfied. His fist is still poised to strike.
The NLT Book of Isaiah , Chapter 10 , Verse 4 , I will not help you. You will stumble along as prisoners or lie among the dead. But even then the LORD's anger will not be satisfied. His fist is still poised to strike.
10:5 'Destruction is certain for Assyria, the whip of my anger. Its military power is a club in my hand.
The NLT Book of Isaiah , Chapter 10 , Verse 5 , 'Destruction is certain for Assyria, the whip of my anger. Its military power is a club in my hand.
10:6 Assyria will enslave my people, who are a godless nation. It will plunder them, trampling them like dirt beneath its feet.
The NLT Book of Isaiah , Chapter 10 , Verse 6 , Assyria will enslave my people, who are a godless nation. It will plunder them, trampling them like dirt beneath its feet.
10:7 But the king of Assyria will not know that it is I who sent him. He will merely think he is attacking my people as part of his plan to conquer the world.
The NLT Book of Isaiah , Chapter 10 , Verse 7 , But the king of Assyria will not know that it is I who sent him. He will merely think he is attacking my people as part of his plan to conquer the world.
10:8 He will say, `Each of my princes will soon be a king, ruling a conquered land.
The NLT Book of Isaiah , Chapter 10 , Verse 8 , He will say, `Each of my princes will soon be a king, ruling a conquered land.
10:9 We will destroy Calno just as we did Carchemish. Hamath will fall before us as Arpad did. And we will destroy Samaria just as we did Damascus.
The NLT Book of Isaiah , Chapter 10 , Verse 9 , We will destroy Calno just as we did Carchemish. Hamath will fall before us as Arpad did. And we will destroy Samaria just as we did Damascus.
10:10 Yes, we have finished off many a kingdom whose gods were far greater than those in Jerusalem and Samaria.
The NLT Book of Isaiah , Chapter 10 , Verse 10 , Yes, we have finished off many a kingdom whose gods were far greater than those in Jerusalem and Samaria.
10:11 So when we have defeated Samaria and her gods, we will destroy Jerusalem with hers.' '
The NLT Book of Isaiah , Chapter 10 , Verse 11 , So when we have defeated Samaria and her gods, we will destroy Jerusalem with hers.' '
10:12 After the Lord has used the king of Assyria to accomplish his purposes in Jerusalem, he will turn against the king of Assyria and punish him--for he is proud and arrogant.
The NLT Book of Isaiah , Chapter 10 , Verse 12 , After the Lord has used the king of Assyria to accomplish his purposes in Jerusalem, he will turn against the king of Assyria and punish him--for he is proud and arrogant.
10:13 He boasts, 'By my own power and wisdom I have won these wars. By my own strength I have captured many lands, destroyed their kings, and carried off their treasures.
The NLT Book of Isaiah , Chapter 10 , Verse 13 , He boasts, 'By my own power and wisdom I have won these wars. By my own strength I have captured many lands, destroyed their kings, and carried off their treasures.
10:14 By my greatness I have robbed their nests of riches and gathered up kingdoms as a farmer gathers eggs. No one can even flap a wing against me or utter a peep of protest.'
The NLT Book of Isaiah , Chapter 10 , Verse 14 , By my greatness I have robbed their nests of riches and gathered up kingdoms as a farmer gathers eggs. No one can even flap a wing against me or utter a peep of protest.'
10:15 Can the ax boast greater power than the person who uses it? Is the saw greater than the person who saws? Can a whip strike unless a hand is moving it? Can a cane walk by itself?
The NLT Book of Isaiah , Chapter 10 , Verse 15 , Can the ax boast greater power than the person who uses it? Is the saw greater than the person who saws? Can a whip strike unless a hand is moving it? Can a cane walk by itself?
10:16 Listen now, king of Assyria! Because of all your evil boasting, the Lord, the LORD Almighty, will send a plague among your proud troops, and a flaming fire will ignite your glory.
The NLT Book of Isaiah , Chapter 10 , Verse 16 , Listen now, king of Assyria! Because of all your evil boasting, the Lord, the LORD Almighty, will send a plague among your proud troops, and a flaming fire will ignite your glory.
10:17 The LORD, the Light of Israel and the Holy One, will be a flaming fire that will destroy them. In a single night he will burn those thorns and briers, the Assyrians.
The NLT Book of Isaiah , Chapter 10 , Verse 17 , The LORD, the Light of Israel and the Holy One, will be a flaming fire that will destroy them. In a single night he will burn those thorns and briers, the Assyrians.
10:18 Assyria's vast army is like a glorious forest, yet it will be destroyed. The LORD will completely destroy Assyria's warriors, and they will waste away like sick people in a plague.
The NLT Book of Isaiah , Chapter 10 , Verse 18 , Assyria's vast army is like a glorious forest, yet it will be destroyed. The LORD will completely destroy Assyria's warriors, and they will waste away like sick people in a plague.
10:19 Only a few from all that mighty army will survive--so few that a child could count them!
The NLT Book of Isaiah , Chapter 10 , Verse 19 , Only a few from all that mighty army will survive--so few that a child could count them!
10:20 Then at last those left in Israel and Judah will trust the LORD, the Holy One of Israel. They will no longer depend on the Assyrians, who would destroy them.
The NLT Book of Isaiah , Chapter 10 , Verse 20 , Then at last those left in Israel and Judah will trust the LORD, the Holy One of Israel. They will no longer depend on the Assyrians, who would destroy them.
10:21 A remnant of them will return to the Mighty God.
The NLT Book of Isaiah , Chapter 10 , Verse 21 , A remnant of them will return to the Mighty God.
10:22 But though the people of Israel are as numerous as the sand on the seashore, only a few of them will return at that time. The LORD has rightly decided to destroy his people.
The NLT Book of Isaiah , Chapter 10 , Verse 22 , But though the people of Israel are as numerous as the sand on the seashore, only a few of them will return at that time. The LORD has rightly decided to destroy his people.
10:23 Yes, the Lord, the LORD Almighty, has already decided to consume them.
The NLT Book of Isaiah , Chapter 10 , Verse 23 , Yes, the Lord, the LORD Almighty, has already decided to consume them.
10:24 So this is what the Lord, the LORD Almighty, says: 'My people in Jerusalem, do not be afraid of the Assyrians when they oppress you just as the Egyptians did long ago.
The NLT Book of Isaiah , Chapter 10 , Verse 24 , So this is what the Lord, the LORD Almighty, says: 'My people in Jerusalem, do not be afraid of the Assyrians when they oppress you just as the Egyptians did long ago.
10:25 It will not last very long. In a little while my anger against you will end, and then my anger will rise up to destroy them.'
The NLT Book of Isaiah , Chapter 10 , Verse 25 , It will not last very long. In a little while my anger against you will end, and then my anger will rise up to destroy them.'
10:26 The LORD Almighty will beat them with his whip, as he did when Gideon triumphed over the Midianites at the rock of Oreb, or when the LORD's staff was raised to drown the Egyptian army in the sea.
The NLT Book of Isaiah , Chapter 10 , Verse 26 , The LORD Almighty will beat them with his whip, as he did when Gideon triumphed over the Midianites at the rock of Oreb, or when the LORD's staff was raised to drown the Egyptian army in the sea.
10:27 In that day the LORD will end the bondage of his people. He will break the yoke of slavery and lift it from their shoulders.
The NLT Book of Isaiah , Chapter 10 , Verse 27 , In that day the LORD will end the bondage of his people. He will break the yoke of slavery and lift it from their shoulders.
10:28 Look, the mighty armies of Assyria are coming! They are now at Aiath, now at Migron. They are storing some of their equipment at Micmash.
The NLT Book of Isaiah , Chapter 10 , Verse 28 , Look, the mighty armies of Assyria are coming! They are now at Aiath, now at Migron. They are storing some of their equipment at Micmash.
10:29 They are crossing the pass and are staying overnight at Geba. Fear strikes the city of Ramah. All the people of Gibeah--the city of Saul--are running for their lives.
The NLT Book of Isaiah , Chapter 10 , Verse 29 , They are crossing the pass and are staying overnight at Geba. Fear strikes the city of Ramah. All the people of Gibeah--the city of Saul--are running for their lives.
10:30 Well may you scream in terror, you people of Gallim! Shout out a warning to Laishah, for the mighty army comes. Poor Anathoth, what a fate is yours!
The NLT Book of Isaiah , Chapter 10 , Verse 30 , Well may you scream in terror, you people of Gallim! Shout out a warning to Laishah, for the mighty army comes. Poor Anathoth, what a fate is yours!
10:31 There go the people of Madmenah, all fleeing. And the citizens of Gebim are preparing to run.
The NLT Book of Isaiah , Chapter 10 , Verse 31 , There go the people of Madmenah, all fleeing. And the citizens of Gebim are preparing to run.
10:32 But the enemy stops at Nob for the rest of that day. He shakes his fist at Mount Zion in Jerusalem.
The NLT Book of Isaiah , Chapter 10 , Verse 32 , But the enemy stops at Nob for the rest of that day. He shakes his fist at Mount Zion in Jerusalem.
10:33 But look! The Lord, the LORD Almighty, will chop down the mighty tree! He will destroy all that vast army of Assyria--officers and high officials alike.
The NLT Book of Isaiah , Chapter 10 , Verse 33 , But look! The Lord, the LORD Almighty, will chop down the mighty tree! He will destroy all that vast army of Assyria--officers and high officials alike.
10:34 The Mighty One will cut down the enemy as an ax cuts down the forest trees in Lebanon.
The NLT Book of Isaiah , Chapter 10 , Verse 34 , The Mighty One will cut down the enemy as an ax cuts down the forest trees in Lebanon.
