Isaiah 10:15

Isaiah 10:15 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

15Does the ax raise itself above the person who swings it,

or the saw boast against the one who uses it?

As if a rod were to wield the person who lifts it up,

or a club brandish the one who is not wood!

15¶Is the axe to boast itself over the one who chops with it?

Is the saw to exalt itself over the one who wields it?

That would be like a 10:15 Lit staffclub wielding those who lift it,

Or like a rod lifting the one who is not wood.

15Is the axe to boast itself over the one who chops with it?

Is the saw to exalt itself over the one who wields it?

That would be like a club wielding those who lift it,

Or like a rod lifting him who is not wood.

15¶Is the axe able to lift itself over the one who chops with it?

Is the saw able to magnify itself over the one who wields it?

That would be like a club moving those who lift it,

Or like a staff raising him who is not [made of] wood [like itself]!

15Does an axe raise itself above the one who swings it?

Does a saw boast over him who saws with it?

It would be like a rod waving the one who lifts it,

or a staff lifting him who is not wood!

15Does an ax claim to be more important

than the person who swings it?

Does a saw brag that it is better

than the one who uses it?

That would be like a stick

swinging the person who picks it up!

It would be like a war club

waving the one who carries it!