10:7 But he does not agree with this,
his mind does not reason this way, 1
for his goal is to destroy,
and to eliminate many nations. 2
10:8 Indeed, 3 he says:
“Are not my officials all kings?
10:9 Is not Calneh like Carchemish?
Hamath like Arpad?
Samaria like Damascus? 4
10:10 I overpowered kingdoms ruled by idols, 5
whose carved images were more impressive than Jerusalem’s 6 or Samaria’s.
10:11 As I have done to Samaria and its idols,
so I will do to Jerusalem and its idols.” 7
10:12 But when 8 the sovereign master 9 finishes judging 10 Mount Zion and Jerusalem, then I 11 will punish the king of Assyria for what he has proudly planned and for the arrogant attitude he displays. 12 10:13 For he says:
“By my strong hand I have accomplished this,
by my strategy that I devised.
I invaded the territory of nations, 13
and looted their storehouses.
Like a mighty conqueror, 14 I brought down rulers. 15
10:14 My hand discovered the wealth of the nations, as if it were in a nest,
as one gathers up abandoned eggs,
I gathered up the whole earth.
There was no wing flapping,
or open mouth chirping.” 16
10:15 Does an ax exalt itself over the one who wields it,
or a saw magnify itself over the one who cuts with it? 17
As if a scepter should brandish the one who raises it,
or a staff should lift up what is not made of wood!
10:16 For this reason 18 the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies, will make his healthy ones emaciated. 19 His majestic glory will go up in smoke. 20