Isa 10:7-11, 13-14 | ESV | STEP | But he does not so intend , and his heart does not so think ; but it is in his heart to destroy , and to cut off nations not a few ;

Isaiah 10:7-11

7 But he ^adoes not so intend,
and his heart does not so think;
but it is in his heart to destroy,
and to cut off nations not a few;
8 for he says:
^b“Are not my commanders all kings?
9 ^cIs not ^dCalno like ^eCarchemish?
Is not ^fHamath like ^gArpad?
^hIs not ⁱSamaria like Damascus?
10 As my hand has reached to ^jthe kingdoms of the idols,
whose carved images were greater than those of Jerusalem and Samaria,
11 shall I not do to Jerusalem and ^kher idols
^las I have done to Samaria and her images?”

Isaiah 10:13-14

13 ^mFor 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.”