Isaiah 10:15-17
1599 Geneva Bible
15 Shall the [a]axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw exalt itself against him that moveth it? as if the rod should lift up itself against him that taketh it up, or the staff should exalt itself as it were no wood.
16 Therefore shall the Lord God of hosts send among his fat men leanness, and under his glory he shall kindle a burning, like the burning of fire.
17 And the light of Israel shall be as a [b]fire, and the Holy one thereof as a flame, and it shall burn, and devour [c]his thorns and his briers in one day:
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- Isaiah 10:15 Here we see that no creature is able to do anything, but as God appointeth him, and that they are all but his instruments to do his work, though the intentions be divers, as verse 6.
- Isaiah 10:17 Meaning, that God is a light to comfort his people, and a fire to burn his enemies.
- Isaiah 10:17 That is, the Assyrians.
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