Cross References Shall the axe boast itself against him that cutteth with it? or shall the saw exalt itself against him by whom it is drawn? as if a rod should lift itself up against him that lifteth it up, and a staff exalt itself, which is but wood. Romans 9:20 O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it: Why hast thou made me thus? Romans 9:21 Or hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump, to make one vessel unto honour and another unto dishonour? Isaiah 7:20 In that day the Lord shall shave with a razor that is hired by them that are beyond the river, by the king of the Assyrians, the head and the hairs of the feet, and the whole beard. Isaiah 10:5 Woe to the Assyrian, he is the rod and the staff of my anger, and my indignation is in their hands. Isaiah 29:16 This thought of yours is perverse: as if the clay should think against the potter, and the work should say to the maker thereof: Thou madest me not: or the thing framed should say to him that fashioned it: Thou understandest not. Isaiah 45:9 Woe to him that gainsayeth his maker, a sherd of the earthen pots: shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it: What art thou making, and thy work is without hands? Jeremiah 51:20 Thou dashest together for me the weapons of war, and with thee I will dash nations together, and with thee I will destroy kingdoms: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Shall the axe boast itself against him that cutteth with it? or shall the saw exalt itself against him by whom it is drawn? as if a rod should lift itself up against him that lifteth it up, and a staff exalt itself, which is but wood. the axe Isaiah 10:5 Woe to the Assyrian, he is the rod and the staff of my anger, and my indignation is in their hands. Psalm 17:13,14 Arise, O Lord, disappoint him and supplant him; deliver my soul from the wicked one; thy sword . . . Jeremiah 51:20-23 Thou dashest together for me the weapons of war, and with thee I will dash nations together, and with thee I will destroy kingdoms: . . . Ezekiel 28:9 Wilt thou yet say before them that slay thee: I am God; whereas thou art a man, and not God, in the hand of them that slay thee? Romans 9:20,21 O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it: Why hast thou made me thus? . . . itself, as if it were no wood. Context Judgment on Assyria…14And my hand hath found the strength of the people as a nest; and as eggs are gathered, that are left, so have I gathered all the earth: and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or made the least noise. 15Shall the axe boast itself against him that cutteth with it? or shall the saw exalt itself against him by whom it is drawn? as if a rod should lift itself up against him that lifteth it up, and a staff exalt itself, which is but wood.16Therefore the sovereign Lord, the Lord of hosts, shall send leanness among his fat ones: and under his glory shall be kindled a burning, as it were the burning of a fire.… Lexicon Does an axהַגַּרְזֶ֔ן (hag·gar·zen) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1631: An axe raise itself הֲיִתְפָּאֵר֙ (hă·yiṯ·pā·’êr) Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6286: To gleam, embellish, to boast, to explain, oneself, to shake a, tree above עַ֖ל (‘al) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against the one who swings it? הַחֹצֵ֣ב (ha·ḥō·ṣêḇ) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2672: To cut, carve, to hew, split, square, quarry, engrave Does a saw הַמַּשּׂוֹר֙ (ham·maś·śō·wr) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4883: A saw boast יִתְגַּדֵּ֤ל (yiṯ·gad·dêl) Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1431: To grow up, become great over him עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against who saws with it? מְנִיפ֔וֹ (mə·nî·p̄ōw) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5130: To move to and fro, wave, sprinkle It would be like a staff שֵׁ֙בֶט֙ (šê·ḇeṭ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7626: Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe waving כְּהָנִ֥יף (kə·hā·nîp̄) Preposition-k | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 5130: To move to and fro, wave, sprinkle the one who lifts it! מְרִימָ֔יו (mə·rî·māw) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7311: To be high actively, to rise, raise It would be like a staff מַטֶּ֖ה (maṭ·ṭeh) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4294: A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe lifting כְּהָרִ֥ים (kə·hā·rîm) Preposition-k | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 7311: To be high actively, to rise, raise him who is not לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no wood! עֵֽץ׃ (‘êṣ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6086: Tree, trees, wood Additional Translations Does an ax raise itself above the one who swings it? Does a saw boast over him who saws with it? It would be like a staff waving the one who lifts it! It would be like a staff lifting him who is not wood!Shall the ax boast itself against him that hews therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shakes 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. Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? shall the saw magnify itself against him that wieldeth it? as if a rod should wield them that lift it up, or as if a staff should lift up him that is not wood. Shall the axe glorify itself without him that hews with it? or shall the saw lift up itself without him that uses it, as if one should lift a rod or staff? but it shall not be so; -- Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? shall the saw magnify itself against him that wieldeth it? As if the rod should wield them that lift it up; as if the staff should lift up [him who is] not wood! Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if a rod should shake them that lift it up, or as if a staff should lift up him that is not wood. Shall the ax boast itself against him that heweth with it? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that moveth it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it, or as if the staff should lift itself, as if it were no wood. Should an axe brag against him who chops with it? Should a saw exalt itself above him who saws with it? As if a rod should lift those who lift it up, or as if a staff should lift up someone who is not wood. -- Doth the axe glorify itself Against him who is hewing with it? Doth the saw magnify itself Against him who is shaking it? As a rod waving those lifting it up! As a staff lifting up that which is not wood! 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