Isaiah 10:12
Wherefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks.
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Study Note
The announcement that God will 'punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks' uses the king's pride (displayed through his boastful speeches in vv. 8-11, 13-14) as the grounds of his own judgment. The metaphor 'fruit of the stout heart' treats pride as an agricultural product that in time yields its own harvest of punishment — an application of the seed-and-harvest logic that runs through prophetic ethics (Hosea 8:7; Galatians 6:7). The verse is structured by when ('when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem') — indicating the divine use of Assyria is limited and purposeful, not open-ended. The passage became foundational for Reformed doctrines of divine providence over pagan empires and for Protestant political theology that sees God directing nations toward his purposes while holding them accountable for their own arrogance.
ترجمات أخرى
Wherefore it shall come to pass, that, when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks.
And it hath come to pass, When the Lord doth fulfil all His work In mount Zion and in Jerusalem, I see concerning the fruit of the greatness Of the heart of the king of Asshur. And concerning the glory of the height of his eyes.
For this cause it will be that, when the purpose of the Lord against Mount Zion and Jerusalem is complete, I will send punishment on the pride of the heart of the king of Assyria, and on the glory of his uplifted eyes.
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Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.
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