Isaiah 10:5

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

The Lord says, “I will use Assyria like a stick. In my anger I will use Assyria to punish Israel.

Cross References

Zephaniah 2:13

Then the Lord will turn north and punish Assyria. He will destroy Nineveh—that city will be like an empty, dry desert.

Isaiah 30:30

The Lord will cause all people to hear his great voice and to see his powerful arm come down in anger. That arm will be like a great fire that burns everything. His power will be like a great storm with much rain and hail.

Isaiah 14:25

I will destroy the king of Assyria in my country. I will walk on him on my mountains. He forced my people to be his slaves; he put a yoke on their necks. But that pole will be taken off Judah’s neck, and that burden will be removed.

Isaiah 10:15

An ax is not better than the one who cuts with it. A saw is not better than the one who uses it. Is a stick stronger than the one who picks it up? It can’t do anything to the person who is using it to punish someone!

Isaiah 66:14

When you see these things, you will be happy. You will be free and grow like grass. The Lord’s servants will see his power, but his enemies will see his anger.

Isaiah 13:5

They are coming from a faraway land. They are coming from beyond the horizon. The Lord will use this army as a weapon to show his anger. They will destroy the whole country.”

Isaiah 8:4

He said that because before the boy learns to say “Mama” and “Daddy,” God will take all the wealth and riches from Damascus and Samaria and give them to the king of Assyria.

Psalm 125:3

The wicked will not always control the land of those who do right. If they did, even those who do right might start doing wrong.

Psalm 17:14

Use your power, Lord, and remove them from this life. But as for the people you treasure, fill them with food. Give them plenty for their children and their grandchildren.

Genesis 10:11

Nimrod also went into Assyria. In Assyria, Nimrod built the cities of Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah, and

2 Kings 19:25

That is what you said, but haven’t you heard what I said? I planned it long ago; from ancient times I planned it. And now I have made it happen. I let you tear down the strong cities and change them into piles of rocks.

Isaiah 7:17

“But the Lord will bring troubled times to you. These troubles will be worse than anything that has happened since the time Israel separated from Judah. This will happen to your people and to your father’s family when God brings the king of Assyria to fight against you.

Isaiah 7:20

The Lord will use Assyria to punish Judah. Assyria will be hired and used like a razor to shave off Judah’s beard and to remove the hair from his head and body.

Isaiah 8:7

But the Lord will bring the king of Assyria and all his power against them. The Assyrians will come like their swift moving river, like water that rises and spills over its banks.

Isaiah 10:25

But after a short time my anger will stop. I will be satisfied that Assyria has punished you enough.”

Isaiah 14:24

The Lord All-Powerful made this promise: “This will happen exactly as I meant for it to happen. It will happen just the way I planned.

Isaiah 23:13

As for Babylon, look at the land of the Chaldeans! It is not even a country now. Assyria built war towers to attack it. The soldiers took everything from the beautiful houses. Assyria destroyed Babylon. They turned it into a pile of ruins and made it a place for wild animals.

Isaiah 26:20

My people, go into your rooms and lock your doors. Hide in there for a short time until God’s anger is finished.

Isaiah 30:27

Look! The Lord is coming from far away. His anger is like a fire with thick clouds of smoke. His mouth is filled with anger, and his tongue is like a burning fire.

Isaiah 34:2

The Lord is angry with all the nations and their armies. He will destroy them all and put them to death.

Ezekiel 7:10

“That time of punishment has come like a plant sprouting, budding, and flowering. God has given the signal, the enemy is prepared, and their proud king is ready.

Ezekiel 22:31

So I will show them my anger—I will completely destroy them. I will punish them for the evil things they have done. It is all their fault.” This is what the Lord GOD said.

Habakkuk 1:12

Lord, you are the one who lives forever! You are my holy God who never dies! Lord, you created the Babylonians to do what must be done. Our Rock, you created them to punish people.

Numbers 24:24

Ships will come from Cyprus. They will defeat Assyria and Eber, but those ships will also be destroyed.”

2 Kings 18:25

‘Now, do you think I came to this country to destroy it without the Lord’s help? No, the Lord said to me, “Go up against this country and destroy it!”’”

Isaiah 29:2

But I will punish Ariel. The city will be filled with sadness and crying, but it will always be my Ariel.

Isaiah 30:9

These people are like children who refuse to obey. They lie and refuse to listen to the Lord’s teachings.

Daniel 11:36

“The northern king will do whatever he wants. He will brag about himself. He will praise himself and think that he is even better than a god. He will say things that no one has ever heard. He will say those things against the God of gods. He will be successful until all the evil things have happened. Then what God has planned to happen will happen.

Nahum 1:1

This book is the vision of Nahum from Elkosh. This is the sad message about the city of Nineveh.