Isaiah 10:14
And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.
KJV
Et invenit quasi nidum manus mea fortitudinem populorum ; et sicut colliguntur ova quæ derelicta sunt, sic universam terram ego congregavi ; et non fuit qui moveret pennam, et aperiret os, et ganniret.
Vulgate
καὶ σείσω πόλεις κατοικουμένας, καὶ τὴν οἰκουμένην ὅλην καταλήμψομαι τῇ χειρὶ ὡς νοσσιάν, καὶ ὡς καταλελιμμένα ὠὰ ἀρῶ· καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ὃς διαφεύξεταί με ἢ ἀντείπῃ μοι.
LXX
and my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the peoples; and as one gathereth eggs that are forsaken, have I gathered all the earth: and there was none that moved the wing, or that opened the mouth, or chirped.
ASV
וַ/תִּמְצָ֨א כַ/קֵּ֤ן יָדִ/י֙ לְ/חֵ֣יל הָֽ/עַמִּ֔ים וְ/כֶ/אֱסֹף֙ בֵּיצִ֣ים עֲזֻב֔וֹת כָּל הָ/אָ֖רֶץ אֲנִ֣י אָסָ֑פְתִּי וְ/לֹ֤א הָיָה֙ נֹדֵ֣ד כָּנָ֔ף וּ/פֹצֶ֥ה פֶ֖ה וּ/מְצַפְצֵֽף
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
18 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§304And so we see the Holy Spirit, the principal author of Sacred Scripture, often attributing actions to God without mentioning any secondary causes. This is not a "primitive mode of speech", but a profound way of recalling God's primacy and absolute Lordship over history and the world,165 and so of educating his people to trust in him. the prayer of the Psalms is the great school…
Source. Translated by J. Walker, J. Sheppard and H. Browne, and revised by George B. Stevens. From Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, First Series, Vol. 11. Edited by Philip Schaff. (Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1889.) Revised and edited for New Advent by Kevin Knight. <https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/210220.htm>. Contact information. The editor of New Adven…
Cross-references
- Isa 31:5 — As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it.
- Job 31:25 — If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;
- Ps 124:6 — Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.