Isaiah 10:15-17
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
15 Will the ax boast against the one who hews with it?
Will the saw exalt itself above the one who wields it?
As if a rod could sway the one who lifts it,
or a staff could lift the one who is not wood!
16 Therefore the Lord, the Lord of hosts,
will send leanness among his fat ones,[a]
And under his glory there will be a kindling
like the kindling of fire.(A)
17 The Light of Israel will become a fire,
the Holy One, a flame,
That burns and consumes its briers
and its thorns in a single day.(B)
Footnotes
- 10:16 His fat ones: the strong men of the enemy army.
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