Isaiah 10:15
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Is the axeהַגַּרְזֶ֔ן
(hag·gar·zen,)
1631: an axefrom garaz
to boastהֲיִתְפָּאֵר֙
(ha·yit·pa·'er)
6286: to beautify, glorifya prim. root
itself overעַ֖ל
(al)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
the one who chopsהַחֹצֵ֣ב
(ha·cho·tzev)
2672: to hew, hew out, cleavea prim. root
with it? Is the sawהַמַּשֹּׂור֙
(ham·mas·so·vr)
4883: a sawfrom an unused word
to exaltיִתְגַּדֵּ֤ל
(yit·gad·del)
1431: to grow up, become greata prim. root
itself overעַל־
(al-)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
the one who wieldsמְנִיפֹ֔ו
(me·ni·fov,)
5130: to move to and fro, wave, sprinklea prim. root
it? [That would be] like a clubשֵׁ֙בֶט֙
(she·vet)
7626: rod, staff, club, scepter, tribefrom an unused word
wieldingכְּהָנִ֥יף
(ke·ha·nif)
5130: to move to and fro, wave, sprinklea prim. root
those who liftמְרִימָ֔יו
(me·ri·mav,)
7311: to be high or exalted, risea prim. root
it, [Or] like a rodמַטֶּ֖ה
(mat·teh)
4294: a staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribefrom natah
liftingכְּהָרִ֥ים
(ke·ha·rim)
7311: to be high or exalted, risea prim. root
[him who] is not wood.עֵֽץ׃
(etz.)
6086: tree, trees, woodfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
Shall the axe
garzen  (gar-zen')
an axe -- ax.
boast
pa'ar  (paw-ar')
to gleam, i.e. (causatively) embellish; figuratively, to boast; also to explain (i.e. make clear) oneself
itself against him that heweth
chatsab  (khaw-tsab')
to cut or carve (wood), stone or other material); by implication, to hew, split, square, quarry, engrave -- cut, dig, divide, grave, hew (out, -er), made, mason.
therewith or shall the saw
massowr  (mas-sore')
a saw -- saw.
magnify
gadal  (gaw-dal')
advance, boast, bring up, exceed, excellent, be(-come, do, give, make, wax), great(-er, come to...estate, + things), grow(up),increase, lift up, magnify(-ifical), be much set by, nourish (up), pass, promote, proudly (spoken), tower.
itself against him that shaketh
nuwph  (noof)
to quiver (i.e. vibrate up and down, or rock to and fro); used in a great variety of applications (including sprinkling, beckoning, rubbing, bastinadoing, sawing, waving, etc.)
it as if the rod
shebet  (shay'-bet)
a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan -- correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.
should shake
nuwph  (noof)
to quiver (i.e. vibrate up and down, or rock to and fro); used in a great variety of applications (including sprinkling, beckoning, rubbing, bastinadoing, sawing, waving, etc.)
itself against them that lift it up
ruwm  (room)
to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
or as if the staff
matteh  (mat-teh')
rod, staff, tribe.
should lift up
ruwm  (room)
to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
itself as if it were no wood
`ets  (ates)
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) -- + carpenter, gallows, helve, + pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Is the axe to 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 a club wielding those who lift it, Or like a rod lifting him who is not wood.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Does an ax exalt itself above the one who chops with it? Does a saw magnify itself above the one who saws with it? It would be like a staff waving the one who lifts it! It would be like a rod lifting a man who isn't wood!

International Standard Version
"Does the ax exalt itself over the one who swings it? Or does the saw magnify itself in opposition to the one who wields it? As if a rod were to wield those who lift it, or as if a club were to brandish the one who is not wood!

NET Bible
Does an ax exalt itself over the one who wields it, or a saw magnify itself over the one who cuts with it? As if a scepter should brandish the one who raises it, or a staff should lift up what is not made of wood!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Can an ax attack the person who cuts with it? Can a saw make itself greater than the person who saws with it? A rod cannot move the person who lifts it. A wooden stick cannot pick up a person.

King James 2000 Bible
Shall the ax boast itself against him that hews with it? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that uses 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 not wood.
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