Isaiah 10:13

God's Word

The king will say, “I did this with my own two powerful hands. I did this with my wisdom, because I am so clever. I’ve eliminated the boundaries of nations. I’ve looted treasuries. I’ve brought down people like a mighty man.

Cross References

2 Kings 15:29

In the days of King Pekah of Israel, King Tiglath Pileser of Assyria took Ijon, Abel Beth Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, Galilee, and the entire territory of Naphtali. He also took the people away to Assyria as captives.

2 Kings 16:8

Ahaz took the silver and gold he found in the Lord’s temple and in the treasury in the royal palace and sent them to the king of Assyria as a present.

2 Kings 17:24

The king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled them in the cities of Samaria in place of the Israelites. They took over Samaria and lived in its cities.

2 Kings 17:6

In Hoshea’s ninth year as king of Israel, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and took the Israelites to Assyria as captives. He settled them in Halah, along the Habor River in Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.

2 Kings 18:11

The king of Assyria took the Israelites to Assyria as captives. He put them in Halah, along the Habor River in Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.

2 Kings 18:15

Hezekiah gave him all the silver that could be found in the Lord’s temple and in the royal palace treasury.

2 Kings 18:32

Then I will come and take you away to a country like your own. It’s a country with grain and new wine, a country with bread and vineyards, a country with olive trees, olive oil, and honey. Live! Don’t die! Don’t listen to Hezekiah when he tries to mislead you by saying to you, ‘The Lord will rescue us.’

1 Chronicles 5:26

Then the God of Israel led King Pul of Assyria (King Tiglath Pilneser of Assyria) to take Reuben, Gad, and half of the tribe of Manasseh into captivity. He brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the Gozan River. They are still there today.

Proverbs 28:11

A rich person is wise in his own eyes, but a poor person with understanding sees right through him.

Isaiah 10:8

They ask, ‘Aren’t all our commanders kings?

Isaiah 5:21

How horrible it will be for those who think they are wise and consider themselves to be clever.

Jeremiah 46:8

Egypt is like the rising Nile River, like a river quickly overflowing its banks. Egypt says, ‘I will rise; I will cover the earth. I will destroy cities and the people in them.’

Jeremiah 48:14

“How can you say, ‘We are soldiers and warriors’?

Ezekiel 25:3

Tell the Ammonites, ‘Listen to the Almighty Lord’s word. This is what the Almighty Lord says: You were glad when my holy place was dishonored, when the land of Israel was ruined, and when the nation of Judah went into exile.

Ezekiel 26:2

“Son of man, Tyre said this about Jerusalem: ‘The city that was the gateway for the nations is destroyed, and its doors are swung open to me. I’ll get rich now that it’s ruined.’

Ezekiel 29:3

Tell him, ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: I’m against you, Pharaoh, king of Egypt. You are like a monster crocodile lying in the Nile River. You say, “The Nile River is mine. I made it for myself.”

Ezekiel 35:13

You bragged and continually talked against me. I heard you.

Daniel 4:27

“That is why, Your Majesty, my best advice is that you stop sinning, and do what is right. Stop committing the same errors, and have pity on the poor. Maybe you can prolong your prosperity.”

Daniel 4:30

The king thought, “Look how great Babylon is! I built the royal palace by my own impressive power and for my glorious honor.”

Amos 5:27

I will send you into exile beyond Damascus, says the Lord, whose name is the God of Armies.

Amos 6:13

How horrible it will be for those who rejoice over Lo Debar and who say, “We were strong enough to capture Karnaim by ourselves.”

Habakkuk 1:11

They will move quickly and pass through like the wind. So they will be guilty, because their own strength is their god.

Habakkuk 1:16

That is why they sacrifice to their nets and burn incense to their dragnets. They are rich and well fed because of them.

Habakkuk 2:6

Won’t all of them ridicule him, directing clever sayings and riddles at him, like: “ ‘How horrible it will be for the one who makes himself rich with what is not his own and makes himself wealthy on loans. How long will this go on?’

Deuteronomy 8:17

You may say to yourselves, “I became wealthy because of my own ability and strength.”

Judges 7:2

The Lord said to Gideon, “You have too many men with you for me to hand Midian over to you. Israel might brag and say, ‘We saved ourselves.’