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Isaiah 10:6
ESV Against a godless nation I send him, and against the people of my wrath I command him, to take spoil and seize plunder, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
NIV I send him against a godless nation, I dispatch him against a people who anger me, to seize loot and snatch plunder, and to trample them down like mud in the streets.
NASB I send it against a godless nation And commission it against the people of My fury To capture spoils and to seize plunder, And to trample them down like mud in the streets.
CSB I will send him against a godless nation; I will command him to go against a people destined for my rage, to take spoils, to plunder, and to trample them down like clay in the streets.
NLT I am sending Assyria against a godless nation, against a people with whom I am angry. Assyria will plunder them, trampling them like dirt beneath its feet.
KJV I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
NKJV I will send him against an ungodly nation, And against the people of My wrath I will give him charge, To seize the spoil, to take the prey, And to tread them down like the mire of the streets.

What does Isaiah 10:6 mean?

The prophet Isaiah is quoting God's words about the Assyrian empire. The Lord is describing Assyria as "him," likely referring to Assyria's king. Sargon II was the Assyrian king from 721 to 705 BC. He waged three campaigns in the region, during which he successfully turned Israel into an Assyrian state. According to historical sources, more than 27,000 Israelites were deported. He also succeeded in turning tiny Judah into a puppet government.

The Lord declares in this verse that He is the one sending the Assyrian king against a "godless nation." That phrase presents a bit of dark sarcasm. The Assyrians were known to be the most godless nation on earth: the most fundamentally opposed to the tenets exhibited by the God of Israel. Yet the Lord calls His own people "godless." Isaiah leaves no room for doubt the depth of the anger of God. It is their faithlessness to the Lord as their God that has provoked Him to send the Assyrians to nearly wipe His people out.

The Lord goes as far as to say He commands the Assyrian king to take Israel's spoil. He commands the invading army to tread down His people, the people of His wrath, like mire in the streets. Mire describes ground that is like a swamp or a bog. The Lord pictures the streets of Israel as thick with the remains of the people as the Assyrian war machine treads over their decaying remains.
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