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I removed the boundaries of nations, I plundered their treasures; like a mighty one I subdued their kings. <a href="/nlt/isaiah/10.htm">New Living Translation</a> He boasts, “By my own powerful arm I have done this. With my own shrewd wisdom I planned it. I have broken down the defenses of nations and carried off their treasures. I have knocked down their kings like a bull. <a href="/esv/isaiah/10.htm">English Standard Version</a> For he says: “By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom, for I have understanding; I remove the boundaries of peoples, and plunder their treasures; like a bull I bring down those who sit on thrones. <a href="/bsb/isaiah/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> For he says: ‘By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, for I am clever. I have removed the boundaries of nations and plundered their treasures; like a mighty one I subdued their rulers. <a href="/kjv/isaiah/10.htm">King James Bible</a> For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man: <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/10.htm">New King James Version</a> For he says: “By the strength of my hand I have done it, And by my wisdom, for I am prudent; Also I have removed the boundaries of the people, And have robbed their treasuries; So I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man. <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For he has said, “By the power of my hand and by my wisdom I did this, Because I have understanding; And I removed the boundaries of the peoples And plundered their treasures, And like a powerful man I brought down their inhabitants, <a href="/nasb/isaiah/10.htm">NASB 1995</a> For he has said, &#8220By the power of my hand and by my wisdom I did this, For I have understanding; And I removed the boundaries of the peoples And plundered their treasures, And like a mighty man I brought down their inhabitants, <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a> For he has said, “By the power of my hand and by my wisdom I did this, For I have understanding; And I removed the boundaries of the peoples, And plundered their treasures, And like a mighty man I brought down their inhabitants, <a href="/lsb/isaiah/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For he has said, “By the power of my hand and by my wisdom I did this, For I have understanding; And I removed the boundaries of the peoples And plundered their treasures, And like a mighty man I brought down their inhabitants, <a href="/amp/isaiah/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For the Assyrian king has said, “I have done this by the power of my [own] hand and by my wisdom, For I have understanding and skill. I have removed the boundaries of the peoples And have plundered their treasures; Like a bull I have brought down those who sat on thrones. <a href="/csb/isaiah/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> For he said: I have done this by my own strength and wisdom, for I am clever. I abolished the borders of nations and plundered their treasures; like a mighty warrior, I subjugated the inhabitants. <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> For he said: I have done this by my own strength and wisdom, for I am clever. I abolished the borders of nations and plundered their treasures; like a mighty warrior, I subjugated the inhabitants. <a href="/asv/isaiah/10.htm">American Standard Version</a> For he hath said, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I have understanding: and I have removed the bounds of the peoples, and have robbed their treasures, and like a valiant man I have brought down them that sit on thrones: <a href="/cev/isaiah/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> who says: I did these things by my own power because I am smart and clever. I attacked kings like a wild bull, and I took the land and the treasures of their nations. <a href="/erv/isaiah/10.htm">English Revised Version</a> For he hath said, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the peoples, and have robbed their treasures, and I have brought down as a valiant man them that sit on thrones: <a href="/gwt/isaiah/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The king will say, "I did this with my own two powerful hands. I did this with my wisdom, because I am so clever. I've eliminated the boundaries of nations. I've looted treasuries. I've brought down people like a mighty man. <a href="/gnt/isaiah/10.htm">Good News Translation</a> The emperor of Assyria boasts, "I have done it all myself. I am strong and wise and clever. I wiped out the boundaries between nations and took the supplies they had stored. Like a bull I have trampled the people who live there. <a href="/isv/isaiah/10.htm">International Standard Version</a> He keeps bragging: 'I've done it by the strength of my hand, and by my wisdom, because I'm so clever. I removed the boundaries of peoples, and plundered their treasures; like a bull I brought down those who sat on thrones. <a href="/msb/isaiah/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> For he says: ?By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, for I am clever. I have removed the boundaries of nations and plundered their treasures; like a mighty one I subdued their rulers. <a href="/net/isaiah/10.htm">NET Bible</a> For he says: "By my strong hand I have accomplished this, by my strategy that I devised. I invaded the territory of nations, and looted their storehouses. Like a mighty conqueror, I brought down rulers. <a href="/nheb/isaiah/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For he has said, "By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I have understanding: and I have removed the boundaries of the peoples, and have robbed their treasures. Like a valiant man I have brought down their rulers. <a href="/wbt/isaiah/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man: <a href="/web/isaiah/10.htm">World English Bible</a> For he has said, “By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom, for I have understanding. I have removed the boundaries of the peoples, and have robbed their treasures. Like a valiant man I have brought down their rulers. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> For he has said, “I have worked by the power of my hand, "" And by my wisdom, for I have been intelligent, "" And I remove borders of the peoples, "" And I have spoiled their chief ones, "" And I put down the inhabitants as a mighty one, <a href="/ylt/isaiah/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> For he hath said, 'By the power of my hand I have wrought, And by my wisdom, for I have been intelligent, And I remove borders of the peoples, And their chief ones I have spoiled, And I put down as a mighty one the inhabitants, <a href="/slt/isaiah/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For he said, By strength of my hand I did, and by my wisdom, for I was discreet: and I will remove the bounds of the people, and their things prepared I plundered, and I will bring down as a strong one the inhabitants.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For he hath said: By the strength of my own hand I have done it, and by my own wisdom I have understood: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have taken the spoils of the princes, and as a mighty man hath pulled down them that sat on high. <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For he has said: “I have acted with the strength of my own hand, and I have understood with my own wisdom, and I have removed the limits of the people, and I have plundered their leaders, and, like one with power, I have pulled down those residing on high. <a href="/nabre/isaiah/10.htm">New American Bible</a> For he says: “By my own power I have done it, and by my wisdom, for I am shrewd. I have moved the boundaries of peoples, their treasures I have pillaged, and, like a mighty one, I have brought down the enthroned. <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For he says: “By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom, for I have understanding; I have removed the boundaries of peoples, and have plundered their treasures; like a bull I have brought down those who sat on thrones.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For he has said, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent, and I have removed the boundaries of the nations, and I have plundered their wealth, and subjugated the inhabited cities; <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Because he said, “By the power of my hand I have performed and by my wisdom; because I am intelligent, I have crossed the borders of the Gentiles and I plundered their wealth and I overthrew the cities that they inhabited<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> For he hath said: By the strength of my hand I have done it, And by my wisdom, for I am prudent; In that I have removed the bounds of the peoples, And have robbed their treasures, And have brought down as one mighty the inhabitants; <a href="/sep/isaiah/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> For he said, I will act in strength, and in the wisdom of my understanding I will remove the boundaries of nations, and will spoil their strength. <a href="/parallel/isaiah/10-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=2214" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/isaiah/10.htm">Judgment on Assyria</a> …12So when the Lord has completed all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, He will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria for the fruit of his arrogant heart and the proud look in his eyes. 13<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">he says:</a> <a href="/hebrew/3581.htm" title="3581: bə·ḵō·aḥ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Or kowach; from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally or figuratively; also a large lizard.">‘By the strength</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">of my hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śî·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">I have done this,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2451.htm" title="2451: ū·ḇə·ḥā·ḵə·mā·ṯî (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Wisdom. From chakam; wisdom.">and by my wisdom,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/995.htm" title="995: nə·ḇu·nō·w·ṯî (V-Nifal-Perf-1cs) -- To discern. A primitive root; to separate mentally, i.e.(generally) understand.">I am clever.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: wə·’ā·sîr (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjImperf-1cs) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">I have removed</a> <a href="/hebrew/1367.htm" title="1367: gə·ḇū·lōṯ (N-fpc) -- Border, boundary. Or gbulah; feminine of gbuwl; a boundary, region.">the boundaries</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mîm (N-mp) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">of nations</a> <a href="/hebrew/8154.htm" title="8154: šō·w·śê·ṯî (V-Piel-Perf-1cs) -- To spoil, plunder. Or shasah; a primitive root; to plunder.">and plundered</a> <a href="/hebrew/6264.htm" title="6264: wa·ʿă·ṯī·ḏō·ṯē·hɛm (Conj-w:: Adj-fpc:: 3mp) -- Ready, prepared. From athad; prepared; by implication, skilful; feminine plural the future; also treasure.">their treasures;</a> <a href="/hebrew/47.htm" title="47: ka·bîr (Prep-k:: Adj-ms) -- Mighty, valiant. For 'abiyr.">like a mighty one</a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: wə·’ō·w·rîḏ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjImperf-1cs) -- To come or go down, descend. ">I subdued</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·wō·šə·ḇîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">their rulers.</a> 14My hand reached as into a nest to seize the wealth of the nations. Like one gathering abandoned eggs, I gathered all the earth. No wing fluttered, no beak opened or chirped.’ ”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/daniel/4-30.htm">Daniel 4:30</a> 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?” <a href="/ezekiel/28-2.htm">Ezekiel 28:2</a> “Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god. <a href="/habakkuk/1-11.htm">Habakkuk 1:11</a> Then they sweep by like the wind and pass through. They are guilty; their own strength is their god.” <a href="/2_kings/19-22.htm">2 Kings 19:22-28</a> Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel! / 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.” ... <a href="/2_chronicles/32-15.htm">2 Chronicles 32:15-19</a> So now, do not let Hezekiah deceive you, and do not let him mislead you like this. Do not believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to deliver his people from my hand or from the hand of my fathers. How much less will your God deliver you from my hand!” / And the servants of Sennacherib spoke further against the LORD God and against His servant Hezekiah. / He also wrote letters mocking the LORD, the God of Israel, and saying against Him: “Just as the gods of the nations did not deliver their people from my hand, so the God of Hezekiah will not deliver His people from my hand.” ... <a href="/jeremiah/48-29.htm">Jeremiah 48:29</a> We have heard of Moab’s pomposity, his exceeding pride and conceit, his proud arrogance and haughtiness of heart. <a href="/obadiah/1-3.htm">Obadiah 1:3-4</a> The pride of your heart has deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose habitation is the heights, who say in your heart, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’ / Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD. <a href="/zephaniah/2-15.htm">Zephaniah 2:15</a> This carefree city that dwells securely, that thinks to herself: “I am it, and there is none besides me,” what a ruin she has become, a resting place for beasts. Everyone who passes by her hisses and shakes his fist. <a href="/isaiah/37-23.htm">Isaiah 37:23-29</a> Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel! / 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 heights, 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.” ... <a href="/isaiah/14-13.htm">Isaiah 14:13-14</a> You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north. / I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.” <a href="/isaiah/36-20.htm">Isaiah 36:20</a> Who among all the gods of these lands has delivered his land from my hand? How then can the LORD deliver Jerusalem from my hand?” <a href="/isaiah/37-10.htm">Isaiah 37:10-13</a> “Give this message to Hezekiah king of Judah: ‘Do not let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you by saying that Jerusalem will not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria. / Surely you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the other countries, devoting them to destruction. Will you then be spared? / Did the gods of the nations destroyed by my fathers rescue those nations—the gods of Gozan, Haran, and Rezeph, and of the people of Eden in Telassar? ... <a href="/ezekiel/29-3.htm">Ezekiel 29:3</a> Speak to him and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Pharaoh king of Egypt, O great monster who lies among his rivers, who says, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it myself.’ <a href="/job/31-24.htm">Job 31:24-25</a> If I have put my trust in gold or called pure gold my security, / if I have rejoiced in my great wealth because my hand had gained so much, <a href="/psalms/10-3.htm">Psalm 10:3-4</a> For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD. / In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For he said, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man:for he saith<a href="/isaiah/10-8.htm">Isaiah 10:8</a> For he saith, Are not my princes altogether kings?<a href="/isaiah/37-23.htm">Isaiah 37:23,24</a> Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel… <a href="/deuteronomy/8-17.htm">Deuteronomy 8:17</a> And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.I have removed<a href="/2_kings/15-29.htm">2 Kings 15:29</a> In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abelbethmaachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.<a href="/2_kings/17-6.htm">2 Kings 17:6,24</a> In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes… <a href="/2_kings/18-11.htm">2 Kings 18:11,32</a> And the king of Assyria did carry away Israel unto Assyria, and put them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes: … robbed<a href="/2_kings/16-8.htm">2 Kings 16:8</a> And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria.<a href="/2_kings/18-15.htm">2 Kings 18:15</a> And Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house.<a href="/hosea/13-15.htm">Hosea 13:15,16</a> Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of the LORD shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all 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href="/isaiah/11-14.htm">Sending</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-20.htm">Sit</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-28.htm">Stores</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-2.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-6.htm">Subdued</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-9.htm">Thrones</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-17.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-6.htm">Treasures</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-2.htm">Understanding</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-7.htm">Valiant</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-14.htm">Wealth</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-2.htm">Wisdom</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-2.htm">Wise</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 10</div>1. <a href="/isaiah/10-1.htm">The woe of tyrants</a> 5. <a href="/isaiah/10-5.htm">Assyria, the rod of hypocrites, for its pride shall be broken</a> 20. <a href="/isaiah/10-20.htm">A remnant of Israel shall be saved</a> 23. <a href="/isaiah/10-23.htm">Judah is comforted with promise of deliverance from Assyria</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script 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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>For he says: This phrase introduces the boastful claims of the Assyrian king, reflecting his pride and arrogance. In the broader context of <a href="/isaiah/10.htm">Isaiah 10</a>, God uses Assyria as an instrument of judgment against Israel, but the Assyrian king mistakenly attributes his success to his own power rather than recognizing God's sovereignty. This sets the stage for God's judgment against Assyria for its hubris.‘By the strength of my hand I have done this, The Assyrian king attributes his military conquests to his own strength. Historically, Assyria was known for its powerful army and advanced military tactics, which allowed it to dominate the ancient Near East. This phrase highlights the king's failure to acknowledge that his victories were permitted by God. This mirrors the biblical theme found in <a href="/deuteronomy/8-17.htm">Deuteronomy 8:17-18</a>, where God warns Israel not to credit their success to their own strength.and by my wisdom, for I am clever. Here, the king claims that his wisdom and intelligence are the reasons for his success. This reflects the cultural value placed on wisdom and strategy in ancient Near Eastern societies. However, the Bible consistently teaches that true wisdom comes from God (<a href="/proverbs/2-6.htm">Proverbs 2:6</a>). The king's self-reliance and pride are reminiscent of the folly of human wisdom contrasted with divine wisdom, as seen in <a href="/1_corinthians/1-25.htm">1 Corinthians 1:25</a>.I have removed the boundaries of nations This phrase refers to the Assyrian practice of redrawing territorial boundaries after conquest, often leading to the displacement of peoples. Historically, Assyria was known for its policy of deporting conquered peoples to prevent rebellion. This action is a direct challenge to God's established order, as God is the one who sets the boundaries of nations (<a href="/acts/17-26.htm">Acts 17:26</a>).and plundered their treasures; The Assyrian empire was notorious for its wealth acquired through the plundering of conquered cities. This phrase underscores the materialistic and exploitative nature of Assyrian conquests. Biblically, the accumulation of wealth through unjust means is condemned (<a href="/proverbs/22-16.htm">Proverbs 22:16</a>), and this serves as a reminder of the temporal nature of earthly riches (<a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-21</a>).like a mighty one I subdued their rulers. The king likens himself to a mighty warrior, emphasizing his dominance over other rulers. This reflects the historical reality of Assyria's dominance over the ancient Near East. However, the Bible often portrays God as the ultimate "Mighty One" (<a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6</a>), and this claim of might is a usurpation of God's rightful place. The subjugation of rulers also foreshadows the ultimate subjugation of all earthly powers to Christ (<a href="/philippians/2-10.htm">Philippians 2:10</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/a/assyria.htm">Assyria</a> The nation being addressed in this passage, known for its military might and conquests. Assyria is depicted as arrogant, attributing its success to its own power and wisdom. 2. <a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a> The prophet who delivers God's message, warning of the consequences of pride and self-reliance. 3. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> The ultimate authority who allows Assyria's rise and will also bring about its downfall due to its arrogance. 4. <a href="/topical/n/nations.htm">Nations</a> The various peoples and kingdoms that Assyria boasts of conquering and plundering. 5. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, which is indirectly affected by Assyria's actions and is the primary audience of Isaiah's prophecies.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_pride.htm">The Danger of Pride</a> Assyria's boastful claim highlights the danger of attributing success to one's own strength and wisdom rather than acknowledging God's sovereignty. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a> Despite Assyria's claims, it is God who ultimately controls the rise and fall of nations. Believers should trust in God's plan and timing. <a href="/topical/h/humility_before_god.htm">Humility Before God</a> Recognizing our limitations and God's ultimate authority should lead us to a posture of humility and dependence on Him. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_arrogance.htm">The Consequences of Arrogance</a> Just as Assyria faced consequences for its pride, individuals and nations today must be wary of arrogance and self-reliance. <a href="/topical/a/acknowledging_god's_role_in_success.htm">Acknowledging God's Role in Success</a> In all achievements, believers should give glory to God, recognizing His hand in their lives and successes.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 10</a> <a href="/q/biblical_views_on_expectations.htm">What are biblical teachings on expectations?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_esp.htm">What does the Bible say about ESP?</a> <a href="/q/why_no_record_of_isaiah_13_10_signs.htm">If Isaiah 13:10 predicts cosmic signs like darkened sun and moon, why is there no historical or astronomical record of such an event?</a> <a href="/q/who_was_king_uzziah_in_the_bible.htm">Who was King Uzziah in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) For he saith, By the strength of my hand . . .--Another reproduction of the style of the royal inscriptions of Assyria. (Comp. <a href="/context/isaiah/37-10.htm" title="Thus shall you speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not your God, in whom you trust, deceive you, saying, Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.">Isaiah 37:10-13</a>.)I have removed the bounds of the people.--The practice has, of course, more or less characterised the conquerors of all ages in their attempts to merge independent nationalities into one great empire; but it was pursued more systematically by Assyria than by most others. To be "a remover of boundaries and landmarks "was the title in which an Assyrian king most exulted. (Comp. inscription of Rimmon-nirari, in Smith's Assyrian Discoveries, pp. 243, 244. Records of the Past, xi. 3).I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man.--Better, I have put down those that sat firmly. The Hebrew word for "valiant man" means primarily a "bull," and then figuratively, as in Isa xxxiv, 7; <a href="/psalms/22-12.htm" title="Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.">Psalm 22:12</a>, a "mighty one." The fact that the bull appears so frequently in Assyrian monuments as a symbol of sovereignty, mates it probable that the word is used in that symbolic sense here. In <a href="/psalms/78-25.htm" title="Man did eat angels' food: he sent them meat to the full.">Psalm 78:25</a>, the "mighty ones" to whom it is applied are those of the host of heaven, the angels of God.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 13. - For he saith. Neither this speech nor that in vers. 8-11, nor again that given in <a href="/isaiah/37-24.htm">Isaiah 37:24, 25</a>, is to be regarded as historical in the sense of being the actual utterance of any Assyrian monarch. All are imaginary, speeches, composed by the prophet, whereby he expresses in his own language the thoughts which Assyrian kings entertained in their hearts. I have removed the bounds of the people; rather, of peoples. Assyrian monarchs take as one of their titles "the remover of boundaries and landmarks" (G. Smith's 'Assyrian Discoveries,' pp. 243, 244). And have robbed their treasures (comp. <a href="/2_kings/15-19.htm">2 Kings 15:19</a>; <a href="/2_kings/18-14.htm">2 Kings 18:14-16</a>). The plunder of conquered countries is constantly recorded by the Assyrian monarchs as one of the most important results of each successful expedition. It is not infrequently represented in the sculptures (see 'Ancient Monarchies,' vol. 2. p. 85). I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man. The passage is obscure; and many different renderings have been given. Perhaps the best is that of Mr. Cheyne, "I have brought down, like a mighty one, those that sat on thrones." Abbir, however, the word translated "a mighty one," as often means "a bull" (see <a href="/psalms/22-12.htm">Psalm 22:12</a>; <a href="/psalms/50-13.htm">Psalm 50:13</a>; <a href="/psalms/68-30.htm">Psalm 68:30</a>; <a href="/isaiah/34-7.htm">Isaiah 34:7</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/1-11.htm">Jeremiah 1:11</a>). <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/10-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>For כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction he says: אָמַ֗ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “By the strength בְּכֹ֤חַ (bə·ḵō·aḥ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3581.htm">Strong's 3581: </a> A small reptile (of unknown species) of my hand יָדִי֙ (yā·ḏî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand I have done [this], עָשִׂ֔יתִי (‘ā·śî·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make and [by my] wisdom, וּבְחָכְמָתִ֖י (ū·ḇə·ḥā·ḵə·mā·ṯî) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2451.htm">Strong's 2451: </a> Wisdom for כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction I am clever. נְבֻנ֑וֹתִי (nə·ḇu·nō·w·ṯî) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_995.htm">Strong's 995: </a> To separate mentally, understand I have removed וְאָסִ֣יר ׀ (wə·’ā·sîr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5493.htm">Strong's 5493: </a> To turn aside the boundaries גְּבוּלֹ֣ת (gə·ḇū·lōṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1367.htm">Strong's 1367: </a> A boundary, region of nations עַמִּ֗ים (‘am·mîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock and plundered שׁוֹשֵׂ֔תִי (šō·w·śê·ṯî) Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8154.htm">Strong's 8154: </a> To spoil, plunder their treasures; וַעֲתוּדֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙ (wa·‘ă·ṯū·ḏō·w·ṯê·hem) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6264.htm">Strong's 6264: </a> Prepared, skilful, treasure like a mighty one כַּאבִּ֖יר (ka·bîr) Preposition-k | Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_47.htm">Strong's 47: </a> Mighty, valiant I subdued וְאוֹרִ֥יד (wə·’ō·w·rîḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> To come or go down, descend their rulers. יוֹשְׁבִֽים׃ (yō·wō·šə·ḇîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/10-13.htm">Isaiah 10:13 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/10-13.htm">Isaiah 10:13 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/10-13.htm">Isaiah 10:13 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/10-13.htm">Isaiah 10:13 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/10-13.htm">Isaiah 10:13 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/10-13.htm">Isaiah 10:13 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/10-13.htm">Isaiah 10:13 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/10-13.htm">Isaiah 10:13 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/10-13.htm">Isaiah 10:13 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/10-13.htm">Isaiah 10:13 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-13.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 10:13 For he has said By the strength (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/10-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 10:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 10:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/10-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 10:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 10:14" /></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>