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Isa 10:15 — Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? [or] shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake [itself] against them that lift it up, [or] as if the staff should lift up [itself, as if it were] no wood.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

the axe		Isa 10:5; Psa 17:13,14; Jer 51:20-23; Eze 28:9; Rom 9:20,21
the rod should shake itself against them		or, a rod should shake them. itself, as if it were no wood. or, that which is not wood.

Correlating Passages

the axe

	Isa 10:5	O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation.
	Psa 17:13	Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, [which is] thy sword:
	Psa 17:14	From men [which are] thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, [which have] their portion in [this] life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid [treasure]: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their [substance] to their babes.
	Jer 51:20	Thou [art] my battle axe [and] weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms;
	Jer 51:21	And with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider; and with thee will I break in pieces the chariot and his rider;
	Jer 51:22	With thee also will I break in pieces man and woman; and with thee will I break in pieces old and young; and with thee will I break in pieces the young man and the maid;
	Jer 51:23	I will also break in pieces with thee the shepherd and his flock; and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of oxen; and with thee will I break in pieces captains and rulers.
	Eze 28:9	Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee, I [am] God? but thou [shalt be] a man, and no God, in the hand of him that slayeth thee.
	Rom 9:20	Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed [it], Why hast thou made me thus?
	Rom 9:21	Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?

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Scott, Thomas. "Isaiah 10:15," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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