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5 Woe to Assyria (a step), the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath. 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. 8 “Are not all my commanders kings?” he says. 9 “Is not Calno (fortress of Anu) like Carchemish (fortress of Chemosh)? Is not Hamath (fortress) like Arpad (I shall be supported)? Is not Samaria (watch mountain) like Damascus (well-watered land)? 10 As my hand seized the idolatrous kingdoms whose images surpassed those of Jerusalem (city of peace) and Samaria (watch mountain), 11 and as I have done to Samaria (watch mountain) and its idols, will I not also do to Jerusalem (city of peace) and her idols?” 12 So when the Lord {Adonai} has completed all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem (city of peace), He will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria (a step) for the fruit of his arrogant heart and the proud look in his eyes. Isaiah 10:5-12, Berean Annotated Bible. Public domain.
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