Isaiah 10:15
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!
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Isaiah 10:5
Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath.

Psalm 17:13, 14
Arise, O LORD, confront them! Bring them to their knees; deliver me from the wicked by Your sword, . . .

Jeremiah 51:20-23
"You are My war club, My weapon for battle. With you I shatter nations; with you I bring kingdoms to ruin. . . .

Ezekiel 28:9
Will you still say, "I am a god, " in the presence of those who slay you? You will be only a man, not a god, in the hands of those who wound you.

Romans 9:20, 21
But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, "Why have you made me like this?" . . .

itself, as if it were no 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!
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