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His plan is simply to destroy, to cut down nation after nation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But he does not so intend, and his heart does not so think; but it is in his heart to destroy, and to cut off nations not a few;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But this is not his intention; this is not his plan. For it is in his heart to destroy and cut off many nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but <i>it is</i> in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Yet he does not mean so, Nor does his heart think so; But <i>it is</i> in his heart to destroy, And cut off not a few nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yet it does not so intend, Nor does it plan so in its heart, But rather it is its purpose to destroy And to eliminate many nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Yet it does not so intend, Nor does it plan so in its heart, But rather it is its purpose to destroy And to cut off many nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Yet it does not so intend Nor does it plan so in its heart, But rather it is its purpose to destroy, And to cut off many nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But it does not intend <i>to act</i> in this way, And it does not think in its heart in this way, Rather, <i>what is</i> in its heart is to destroy And to cut off many nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Yet it is not Assyria’s intention [to do My will], Nor does it plan so in its heart, But instead it is its purpose to destroy And to cut off many nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But this is not what he intends; this is not what he plans. It is his intent to destroy and to cut off many nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But this is not what he intends; this is not what he plans. It is his intent to destroy and to cut off many nations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy, and to cut off nations not a few.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />He has even bigger plans in mind, because he wants to destroy many nations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy, and to cut off nations not a few.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But that's not what they intend to do. Their minds don't work that way. Their purpose is to destroy and put an end to many nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But the Assyrian emperor has his own violent plans in mind. He is determined to destroy many nations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But this is not what he intends, and this is not what he thinks in his mind; but it is in his mind to destroy, and to cut down many nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But this is not his intention; this is not his plan. For it is in his heart to destroy and cut off many nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But he does not agree with this, his mind does not reason this way, for his goal is to destroy, and to eliminate many nations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />However he doesn't mean so, neither does his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy, and to cut off not a few nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />However, he doesn’t mean so, neither does his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy, and to cut off not a few nations. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he does not think [it] so, "" And his heart does not reckon [it] so, "" For—to destroy [is] in his heart, "" And to cut off nations—not a few.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And he -- he thinketh not so, And his heart reckoneth not so, For -- to destroy is in his heart, And to cut off nations not a few.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will not thus purpose, and his heart will not reckon thus; for in his heart to destroy and to cut off nations not few.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But he shall not take it so, and his heart shall not think so: but his heart shall be set to destroy, and to cut off nations not a few. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But he will not consider it to be so, and his heart will not suppose it to be this way. Instead, his heart will be set to crush and to exterminate more than a few nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But this is not what he intends, nor does he have this in mind; Rather, it is in his heart to destroy, to make an end of not a few nations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But this is not what he intends, nor does he have this in mind; but it is in his heart to destroy, and to cut off nations not a few.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But he does not look so, neither does his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and annihilate nations not a few.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he has not so appeared, and in his heart he was not so considered, but that he will destroy in his heart and he shall consume many nations<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Howbeit he meaneth not so, Neither doth his heart think so; But it is in his heart to destroy, And to cut off nations not a few.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But he meant not thus, neither did he devise thus in his soul: but his mind shall change, and <i>that</i> to destroy nations not a few.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/10-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=2160" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/10.htm">Judgment on Assyria</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>I will send him against a godless nation; I will dispatch him against a people destined for My rage, to take spoils and seize plunder, and to trample them down like clay in the streets. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: wə·hū (Conj-w:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">But this</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">is not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: ḵên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1819.htm" title="1819: yə·ḏam·meh (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms) -- To be like, resemble. A primitive root; to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider.">his intention;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">this is not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3824.htm" title="3824: ū·lə·ḇā·ḇōw (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Inner man, mind, will, heart. From labab; the heart; used also like leb.">his plan.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: ḵên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2803.htm" title="2803: yaḥ·šōḇ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To think, account. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/3824.htm" title="3824: bil·ḇā·ḇōw (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Inner man, mind, will, heart. From labab; the heart; used also like leb.">it is in his heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/8045.htm" title="8045: lə·haš·mîḏ (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To be exterminated or destroyed. A primitive root; to desolate.">to destroy</a> <a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772: ū·lə·haḵ·rîṯ (Conj-w, Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To cut off, cut down. A primitive root; to cut; by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant.">and cut off</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">many</a> <a href="/hebrew/4592.htm" title="4592: mə·‘āṭ (Adj-ms) -- A little, fewness, a few. Or miat; from ma'at; a little or few."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: gō·w·yim (N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">nations.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>“Are not all my commanders kings?” he says.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/4-11.htm">Micah 4:11-12</a></span><br />But now many nations have assembled against you, saying, “Let her be defiled, and let us feast our eyes on Zion.” / But they do not know the thoughts of the LORD or understand His plan, for He has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/1-11.htm">Habakkuk 1:11</a></span><br />Then they sweep by like the wind and pass through. They are guilty; their own strength is their god.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-17.htm">Jeremiah 50:17-18</a></span><br />Israel is a scattered flock, chased away by lions. The first to devour him was the king of Assyria; the last to crush his bones was Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.” / Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “I will punish the king of Babylon and his land as I punished the king of Assyria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/29-19.htm">Ezekiel 29:19-20</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who will carry off its wealth, seize its spoil, and remove its plunder. This will be the wages for his army. / I have given him the land of Egypt as the reward for his labor, because it was done for Me, declares the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/19-23.htm">2 Kings 19:23-28</a></span><br />Through your servants you have taunted the Lord, and you have said: “With my many chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains, to the remote peaks of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the finest of its cypresses. I have reached its farthest outposts, the densest of its forests. / I have dug wells and drunk foreign waters. With the soles of my feet I have dried up all the streams of Egypt.” / Have you not heard? Long ago I ordained it; in days of old I planned it. Now I have brought it to pass, that you should crush fortified cities into piles of rubble. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/37-26.htm">Isaiah 37:26-29</a></span><br />Have you not heard? Long ago I ordained it; in days of old I planned it. Now I have brought it to pass, that you should crush fortified cities into piles of rubble. / Therefore their inhabitants, devoid of power, are dismayed and ashamed. They are like plants in the field, tender green shoots, grass on the rooftops, scorched before it is grown. / But I know your sitting down, your going out and coming in, and your raging against Me. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-20.htm">Jeremiah 51:20-23</a></span><br />“You are My war club, My weapon for battle. With you I shatter nations; with you I bring kingdoms to ruin. / With you I shatter the horse and rider; with you I shatter the chariot and driver. / With you I shatter man and woman; with you I shatter the old man and the youth; with you I shatter the young man and the maiden. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/4-30.htm">Daniel 4:30-32</a></span><br />the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built as a royal residence by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?” / While the words were still in the king’s mouth, a voice came from heaven: “It is decreed to you, King Nebuchadnezzar, that the kingdom has departed from you. / You will be driven away from mankind to live with the beasts of the field, and you will feed on grass like an ox. And seven times will pass you by, until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-24.htm">Isaiah 14:24-27</a></span><br />The LORD of Hosts has sworn: “Surely, as I have planned, so will it be; as I have purposed, so will it stand. / I will break Assyria in My land; I will trample him on My mountain. His yoke will be taken off My people, and his burden removed from their shoulders.” / This is the plan devised for the whole earth, and this is the hand stretched out over all the nations. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/46-10.htm">Isaiah 46:10-11</a></span><br />I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’ / I summon a bird of prey from the east, a man for My purpose from a far-off land. Truly I have spoken, and truly I will bring it to pass. I have planned it, and I will surely do it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/16-4.htm">Proverbs 16:4</a></span><br />The LORD has made everything for His purpose—even the wicked for the day of disaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-17.htm">Romans 9:17-18</a></span><br />For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power in you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.” / Therefore God has mercy on whom He wants to have mercy, and He hardens whom He wants to harden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/4-27.htm">Acts 4:27-28</a></span><br />In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed. / They carried out what Your hand and will had decided beforehand would happen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-17.htm">Revelation 17:17</a></span><br />For God has put it into their hearts to carry out His purpose by uniting to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/50-20.htm">Genesis 50:20</a></span><br />As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">However, he means not so, neither does his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few.</p><p class="hdg">he meaneth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/50-20.htm">Genesis 50:20</a></b></br> But as for you, ye thought evil against me; <i>but</i> God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as <i>it is</i> this day, to save much people alive.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/micah/4-11.htm">Micah 4:11,12</a></b></br> Now also many nations are gathered against thee, that say, Let her be defiled, and let our eye look upon Zion… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/2-23.htm">Acts 2:23</a></b></br> Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:</p><p class="hdg">in his heart</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/36-18.htm">Isaiah 36:18-20</a></b></br> <i>Beware</i> lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying, The LORD will deliver us. Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/37-11.htm">Isaiah 37:11-13</a></b></br> Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands by destroying them utterly; and shalt thou be delivered? … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/9-14.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-20.htm">Cutting</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-7.htm">Design</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-12.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-3.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-7.htm">End</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-9.htm">Few</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-13.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/job/33-1.htm">Howbeit</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/11-8.htm">However</a> <a href="/psalms/62-4.htm">Intend</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-57.htm">Intends</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-15.htm">Mean</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-14.htm">Meaneth</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-1.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-1.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-10.htm">Plan</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-19.htm">Purpose</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/6-5.htm">Rather</a> <a href="/psalms/32-2.htm">Reckoneth</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/8-17.htm">Think</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/8-17.htm">Thinketh</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/10-33.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-33.htm">Cutting</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-24.htm">Design</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-18.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-22.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-18.htm">End</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-19.htm">Few</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-12.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-4.htm">Howbeit</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-11.htm">However</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-27.htm">Intend</a> <a href="/romans/1-27.htm">Intends</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-1.htm">Mean</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-29.htm">Meaneth</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-10.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-13.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-26.htm">Plan</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-24.htm">Purpose</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-24.htm">Rather</a> <a href="/matthew/25-19.htm">Reckoneth</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-15.htm">Think</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-17.htm">Thinketh</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/10-1.htm">The woe of tyrants</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/10-5.htm">Assyria, the rod of hypocrites, for its pride shall be broken</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/10-20.htm">A remnant of Israel shall be saved</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/10-23.htm">Judah is comforted with promise of deliverance from Assyria</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>But this is not his intention; this is not his plan.</b><br>This phrase highlights the sovereignty of God over human actions. In the context of <a href="/isaiah/10.htm">Isaiah 10</a>, God is using Assyria as an instrument of judgment against Israel. However, the Assyrian king's intentions are not aligned with God's purposes. This reflects the biblical theme that while humans have free will, God's ultimate plan prevails (<a href="/proverbs/19-21.htm">Proverbs 19:21</a>). Historically, Assyria was a powerful empire known for its military conquests and brutality, often acting out of pride and ambition rather than divine commission.<p><b>For it is in his heart to destroy and cut off many nations.</b><br>The Assyrian king's true motive is revealed here: a desire for conquest and domination. This reflects the historical context of Assyria's expansionist policies during the 8th century BC, where they sought to subjugate surrounding nations. The phrase "destroy and cut off" indicates total annihilation, which was a common practice in ancient Near Eastern warfare. This intention contrasts with God's use of Assyria as a tool for discipline rather than destruction. Theologically, this highlights the distinction between God's righteous judgment and human sinfulness. This passage also foreshadows the ultimate judgment against Assyria itself, as seen later in <a href="/isaiah/10-12.htm">Isaiah 10:12</a>, where God promises to punish the king of Assyria for his arrogance.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/assyria.htm">Assyria</a></b><br>A powerful empire used by God as an instrument of judgment against Israel, yet with its own intentions of conquest and destruction.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The Northern Kingdom, which faced judgment due to its disobedience and idolatry.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet who conveyed God's messages, including warnings and judgments, to the people of Israel and Judah.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a></b><br>The divine action taken by God against nations, including Israel, for their sins and rebellion.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>The overarching theme of God's control and purpose, even when using nations like Assyria for His divine plans.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>God can use any nation or leader to fulfill His purposes, even if their intentions are not aligned with His.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/human_intentions_vs._divine_purpose.htm">Human Intentions vs. Divine Purpose</a></b><br>While humans may have their own plans, God's ultimate purpose prevails. This calls for trust in His overarching plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_mercy.htm">Judgment and Mercy</a></b><br>God's use of Assyria as a tool of judgment serves as a reminder of His justice, but also His mercy, as He provides opportunities for repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_pride_and_arrogance.htm">The Danger of Pride and Arrogance</a></b><br>Assyria's downfall, despite being used by God, warns against pride and self-reliance, urging humility before God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_plan.htm">Trust in God's Plan</a></b><br>Believers are encouraged to trust in God's plan, even when circumstances seem dire or when nations act with evil intentions.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">Howbeit he meaneth not so.</span>--The thoughts which Isaiah puts into the mouth of the Assyrian are exactly in accord with the supreme egotism of the Sargon inscription, "I conquered," "I besieged," "I burnt," "I killed," "I destroyed"; this is the ever-recurring burden, mingled here and there with the boast that he is the champion of the great deities of Assyria, of Ishtar and of Nebo.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Howbeit he meaneth not so</span>. "Assyria," <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, "does not view the matter in this light - is not aware that she is merely God's instrument in working out his will. On the contrary, it is in her heart to destroy the nations for her own advantage, and she imagines that she is doing it by her own strength." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/10-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">But this</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהוּא֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">what</span><br /><span class="heb">כֵ֣ן</span> <span class="translit">(ḵên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> </span><span class="str2">So -- thus</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he intends;</span><br /><span class="heb">יְדַמֶּ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḏam·meh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1819.htm">Strong's 1819: </a> </span><span class="str2">To compare, to resemble, liken, consider</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this is not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">what</span><br /><span class="heb">כֵ֣ן</span> <span class="translit">(ḵên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> </span><span class="str2">So -- thus</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he plans.</span><br /><span class="heb">יַחְשֹׁ֑ב</span> <span class="translit">(yaḥ·šōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2803.htm">Strong's 2803: </a> </span><span class="str2">To think, account</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His purpose</span><br /><span class="heb">וּלְבָב֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·ḇā·ḇōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3824.htm">Strong's 3824: </a> </span><span class="str2">Inner man, mind, will, heart</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is to destroy</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהַשְׁמִ֣יד</span> <span class="translit">(lə·haš·mîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8045.htm">Strong's 8045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be exterminated or destroyed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and cut off</span><br /><span class="heb">וּלְהַכְרִ֥ית</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·haḵ·rîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">many</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">nations.</span><br /><span class="heb">גּוֹיִ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(gō·w·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/10-7.htm">Isaiah 10:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/10-7.htm">Isaiah 10:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/10-7.htm">Isaiah 10:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/10-7.htm">Isaiah 10:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/10-7.htm">Isaiah 10:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/10-7.htm">Isaiah 10:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/10-7.htm">Isaiah 10:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/10-7.htm">Isaiah 10:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/10-7.htm">Isaiah 10:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/10-7.htm">Isaiah 10:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/10-7.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 10:7 However he doesn't mean so neither does (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/10-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 10:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 10:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/10-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 10:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 10:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>