Isaiah 10:5 meaning and explanation
Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath.
Isaiah 10:5, Berean Standard Bible
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Isaiah has just pronounced woe on Judah's own officials who pervert justice, and now the word turns to Assyria, the empire pressing in from the north. God calls Assyria the rod of His anger and the staff of His wrath: the empire is the instrument He uses to discipline a godless nation, as verse 6 makes plain.
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