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Isaiah 10:8

Judgment

6 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.

7 But this is not his intention; this is not his plan. For it is in his heart to destroy and cut off many nations.

“Are not all my commanders kings?” he says.

9 “Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus?

10 As my hand seized the idolatrous kingdoms whose images surpassed those of Jerusalem and Samaria,

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“Are not all my commanders kings?” he says.
KJV
For he saith, Are not my princes altogether kings?
WEB
For he says, “Aren’t all of my princes kings?
ASV
For he saith, Are not my princes all of them kings?
DARBY
For he saith, Are not my princes all kings?
BLB
For he says: “Are not my princes all kings?
ÅB
For han sier: Er ikke mine høvdinger konger alle sammen?
OTB
For han hevder: "Er ikke mine kommandører som konger?"
B1930
For han sier: Er ikke mine høvdinger konger alle sammen?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 2 Kings 18:24

    For how can you repel a single officer among the least of my master’s servants when you depend on Egypt for chariots and horsemen?

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  • 2 Kings 19:10

    “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.

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  • Daniel 2:37

    You, O king, are the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given sovereignty, power, strength, and glory.

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  • Ezekiel 26:7

    For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I will bring against Tyre from the north Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, with horses and chariots, with cavalry and a great company of troops.

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  • Isaiah 36:8

    Now, therefore, make a bargain with my master, the king of Assyria. I will give you two thousand horses—if you can put riders on them!

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