17 Beware (A)lest you say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand have gotten me this wealth.’

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17 You may say to yourself,(A) “My power and the strength of my hands(B) have produced this wealth for me.”

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(A)“Do not say in your heart, after the Lord your God has thrust them out before you, ‘It is because of my righteousness that the Lord has brought me in to possess this land,’ whereas it is (B)because of the wickedness of these nations that the Lord is driving them out before you.

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After the Lord your God has driven them out before you, do not say to yourself,(A) “The Lord has brought me here to take possession of this land because of my righteousness.” No, it is on account of the wickedness(B) of these nations(C) that the Lord is going to drive them out before you.

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For who sees anything different in you? (A)What do you have that you did not receive? If then you received it, why do you boast as if you did not receive it?

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For who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive?(A) And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?

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30 and the king answered and said, (A)“Is not this great Babylon, which I have built by (B)my mighty power as a royal residence and for (C)the glory of my majesty?”

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30 he said, “Is not this the great Babylon I have built as the royal residence, by my mighty power and for the glory(A) of my majesty?”(B)

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for he says:
(A)“Are not my commanders all kings?
(B)Is not (C)Calno like (D)Carchemish?
    Is not (E)Hamath like (F)Arpad?
    (G)Is not (H)Samaria like Damascus?
10 As my hand has reached to (I)the kingdoms of the idols,
    whose carved images were greater than those of Jerusalem and Samaria,
11 shall I not do to Jerusalem and (J)her idols
    (K)as I have done to Samaria and her images?”

12 (L)When the Lord has finished all his work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, (M)he[a] will punish the speech[b] of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria and the boastful look in his eyes. 13 (N)For he says:

“By the strength of my hand I have done it,
    and by my wisdom, for I have understanding;
I remove the boundaries of peoples,
    and plunder their treasures;
    like a bull I bring down those who sit on thrones.
14 My hand has found like a nest
    the wealth of the peoples;
and as one gathers eggs that have been forsaken,
    so I have gathered all the earth;
and there was none that moved a wing
    or opened the mouth or chirped.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 10:12 Hebrew I
  2. Isaiah 10:12 Hebrew fruit

‘Are not my commanders(A) all kings?’ he says.
    ‘Has not Kalno(B) fared like Carchemish?(C)
Is not Hamath(D) like Arpad,(E)
    and Samaria(F) like Damascus?(G)
10 As my hand seized the kingdoms of the idols,(H)
    kingdoms whose images excelled those of Jerusalem and Samaria—
11 shall I not deal with Jerusalem and her images
    as I dealt with Samaria and her idols?(I)’”

12 When the Lord has finished all his work(J) against Mount Zion(K) and Jerusalem, he will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria(L) for the willful pride(M) of his heart and the haughty look(N) in his eyes. 13 For he says:

“‘By the strength of my hand(O) I have done this,(P)
    and by my wisdom, because I have understanding.
I removed the boundaries of nations,
    I plundered their treasures;(Q)
    like a mighty one I subdued[a] their kings.(R)
14 As one reaches into a nest,(S)
    so my hand reached for the wealth(T) of the nations;
as people gather abandoned eggs,
    so I gathered all the countries;(U)
not one flapped a wing,
    or opened its mouth to chirp.(V)’”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 10:13 Or treasures; / I subdued the mighty,

17 “If you say in your heart, ‘These nations are greater than I. How can I dispossess them?’

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17 You may say to yourselves, “These nations are stronger than we are. How can we drive them out?(A)

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Ephraim has said, “Ah, but (A)I am rich;
    I have found wealth for myself;
in all my labors (B)they cannot find in me iniquity or sin.”

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Ephraim boasts,(A)
    “I am very rich; I have become wealthy.(B)
With all my wealth they will not find in me
    any iniquity or sin.”

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16 (A)Therefore he sacrifices to his net
    and makes offerings to his dragnet;
for by them he lives in luxury,[a]
    and his food is rich.

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 1:16 Hebrew his portion is fat

16 Therefore he sacrifices to his net
    and burns incense(A) to his dragnet,
for by his net he lives in luxury
    and enjoys the choicest food.

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