Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Woe to the Assyrian, the rod of my anger, in whose hand is the club of my wrath! New Living Translation “What sorrow awaits Assyria, the rod of my anger. I use it as a club to express my anger. English Standard Version Woe to Assyria, the rod of my anger; the staff in their hands is my fury! Berean Standard Bible Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath. King James Bible O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation. New King James Version “Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger And the staff in whose hand is My indignation. New American Standard Bible Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger And the staff in whose hands is My indignation, NASB 1995 Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger And the staff in whose hands is My indignation, NASB 1977 Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger And the staff in whose hands is My indignation, Legacy Standard Bible Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger And the staff in whose hands is My indignation, Amplified Bible Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger [against Israel], The staff in whose hand is My indignation and fury [against Israel’s disobedience]! Christian Standard Bible Woe to Assyria, the rod of my anger — the staff in their hands is my wrath. Holman Christian Standard Bible Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger— the staff in their hands is My wrath. American Standard Version Ho Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, the staff in whose hand is mine indignation! Contemporary English Version The Lord says: I am furious! And I will use the king of Assyria as a club English Revised Version Ho Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, the staff in whose hand is mine indignation! GOD'S WORD® Translation "How horrible it will be for Assyria! It is the rod of my anger. My fury is the staff in the Assyrians' hands. Good News Translation The LORD said, "Assyria! I use Assyria like a club to punish those with whom I am angry. International Standard Version "How terrible it will be for Assyria, the rod of my anger! The club is in their hands! Majority Standard Bible Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath. NET Bible Assyria, the club I use to vent my anger, is as good as dead, a cudgel with which I angrily punish. New Heart English Bible Alas Assyrian, the rod of my anger, the staff in whose hand is my indignation. Webster's Bible Translation O Assyrian, the rod of my anger, and the staff in their hand is my indignation. World English Bible Alas Assyrian, the rod of my anger, the staff in whose hand is my indignation! Literal Translations Literal Standard Version“Woe [to] Asshur, a rod of My anger, "" And My indignation [is] a staff in their hand. Young's Literal Translation Woe to Asshur, a rod of Mine anger, And a staff in their hand is Mine indignation. Smith's Literal Translation Wo to Assur the rod of mine anger, and that rod in their hand, my wrath. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWoe to the Assyrian, he is the rod and the staff of my anger, and my indignation is in their hands. Catholic Public Domain Version Woe to Assur! He is the rod and the staff of my fury, and my indignation is in their hands. New American Bible Ah! Assyria, the rod of my wrath, the staff I wield in anger. New Revised Standard Version Ah, Assyria, the rod of my anger— the club in their hands is my fury! Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHo, Assyrian! the rod of my anger, and the staff in their hand is my indignation. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Woe to the Assyrian! He is the rod of my anger, and the staff of my scourge is in their hands OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917O Asshur, the rod of Mine anger, In whose hand as a staff is Mine indignation! Brenton Septuagint Translation Woe to the Assyrians; the rod of my wrath, and anger are in their hands. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Judgment on Assyria5Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath. 6I 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.… Cross References Habakkuk 1:6-11 For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans—that ruthless and impetuous nation which marches through the breadth of the earth to seize dwellings not their own. / They are dreaded and feared; from themselves they derive justice and sovereignty. / Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than wolves of the night. Their horsemen charge ahead, and their cavalry comes from afar. They fly like a vulture, swooping down to devour. ... Jeremiah 25:9 behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation. 2 Kings 18:9-12 In the fourth year of Hezekiah’s reign, which was the seventh year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria marched against Samaria and besieged it. / And at the end of three years, the Assyrians captured it. So Samaria was captured in the sixth year of Hezekiah, which was the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel. / The king of Assyria exiled the Israelites to Assyria and settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes. ... 2 Kings 19:25-28 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. ... Isaiah 37:26-29 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. ... Micah 5:5-6 And He will be our peace when Assyria invades our land and tramples our citadels. We will raise against it seven shepherds, even eight leaders of men. / And they will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod with the blade drawn. So He will deliver us when Assyria invades our land and marches into our borders. Nahum 1:11-14 From you, O Nineveh, comes forth a plotter of evil against the LORD, a counselor of wickedness. / This is what the LORD says: “Though they are allied and numerous, yet they will be cut down and pass away. Though I have afflicted you, O Judah, I will afflict you no longer. / For I will now break their yoke from your neck and tear away your shackles.” ... Ezekiel 21:19-23 “Now you, son of man, mark out two roads for the sword of the king of Babylon to take, both starting from the same land. And make a signpost where the road branches off to each city. / Mark out one road for the sword to come against Rabbah of the Ammonites, and another against Judah into fortified Jerusalem. / For the king of Babylon stands at the fork in the road, at the junction of the two roads, to seek an omen: He shakes the arrows, he consults the idols, he examines the liver. ... Jeremiah 50:17-18 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. Zephaniah 2:13-15 And He will stretch out His hand against the north and destroy Assyria; He will make Nineveh a desolation, as dry as a desert. / Herds will lie down in her midst, creatures of every kind. Both the desert owl and screech owl will roost atop her pillars. Their calls will sound from the window, but desolation will lie on the threshold, for He will expose the beams of cedar. / 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. 2 Chronicles 32:1-23 After all these acts of faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah. He laid siege to the fortified cities, intending to conquer them for himself. / When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come to make war against Jerusalem, / he consulted with his leaders and mighty men about stopping up the waters of the springs outside the city, and they helped him carry it out. ... Isaiah 14:24-27 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. ... Isaiah 30:31-33 For Assyria will be shattered at the voice of the LORD; He will strike them with His scepter. / And with every stroke of the rod of punishment that the LORD brings down on them, the tambourines and lyres will sound as He battles with weapons brandished. / For Topheth has long been prepared; it has been made ready for the king. Its funeral pyre is deep and wide, with plenty of fire and wood. The breath of the LORD, like a torrent of burning sulfur, sets it ablaze. Isaiah 31:8-9 “Then Assyria will fall, but not by the sword of man; a sword will devour them, but not one made by mortals. They will flee before the sword, and their young men will be put to forced labor. / Their rock will pass away for fear, and their princes will panic at the sight of the battle standard,” declares the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, whose furnace is in Jerusalem. Romans 9:17-18 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. Treasury of Scripture O Assyrian, the rod of my anger, and the staff in their hand is my indignation. O Assyrian. Genesis 10:11 Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah, the rod Isaiah 10:15 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. Isaiah 8:4 For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and my mother, the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall be taken away before the king of Assyria. Isaiah 14:5,6 The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers… and. Jump to Previous Ah Alas Anger Asshur Assyria Assyrian Club Fury Hand Hands Ho Indignation Instrument Punishment Rod Staff Wo Woe WrathJump to Next Ah Alas Anger Asshur Assyria Assyrian Club Fury Hand Hands Ho Indignation Instrument Punishment Rod Staff Wo Woe WrathIsaiah 10 1. The woe of tyrants5. Assyria, the rod of hypocrites, for its pride shall be broken 20. A remnant of Israel shall be saved 23. Judah is comforted with promise of deliverance from Assyria Woe to Assyria The word "woe" is a term of lamentation and impending judgment. In Hebrew, it is "הוֹי" (hoy), often used by prophets to announce divine judgment. Assyria, a dominant empire known for its military prowess and brutality, is addressed directly. Historically, Assyria was a significant power in the ancient Near East, known for its conquests and harsh treatment of subjugated peoples. This phrase sets the tone for a divine pronouncement against a nation that, while used by God, is not exempt from His justice. the rod of My anger the staff in their hands is My wrath Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Woeה֥וֹי (hō·w) Interjection Strong's 1945: Ah! alas! ha! to Assyria, אַשּׁ֖וּר (’aš·šūr) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 804: Ashshur the rod שֵׁ֣בֶט (šê·ḇeṭ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7626: Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe of My anger; אַפִּ֑י (’ap·pî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 639: The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire the staff וּמַטֶּה־ (ū·maṭ·ṭeh-) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4294: A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe in their hands בְיָדָ֖ם (ḇə·yā·ḏām) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 3027: A hand is My wrath. זַעְמִֽי׃ (za‘·mî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 2195: Froth at the mouth, fury Links Isaiah 10:5 NIVIsaiah 10:5 NLT Isaiah 10:5 ESV Isaiah 10:5 NASB Isaiah 10:5 KJV Isaiah 10:5 BibleApps.com Isaiah 10:5 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 10:5 Chinese Bible Isaiah 10:5 French Bible Isaiah 10:5 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 10:5 Alas Assyrian the rod of my anger (Isa Isi Is) |