Woe to (A)Assyria, the (B)rod of My anger
And the staff in whose hands is (C)My indignation,

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O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation.

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15 Is the (A)axe to (B)boast itself over the one who chops with it?
Is the saw to exalt itself over the one who wields it?
That would be like (C)a [a]club wielding those who lift it,
Or like (D)a rod lifting the one who is not wood.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 10:15 Lit staff

15 Does the ax raise itself above the person who swings it,
    or the saw boast against the one who uses it?(A)
As if a rod were to wield the person who lifts it up,
    or a club(B) brandish the one who is not wood!

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15 Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood.

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