Isaiah 10:8
For he saith, Are not my princes altogether kings?
KJV
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Vulgate
καὶ ἐὰν εἴπωσιν αὐτῷ Σὺ μόνος εἶ ἄρχων,
LXX
For he saith, Are not my princes all of them kings?
ASV
כִּ֖י יֹאמַ֑ר הֲ/לֹ֥א שָׂרַ֛/י יַחְדָּ֖ו מְלָכִֽים
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
יַחְדָּ֑ו
ychdv
noun · 141×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
שָׂרֵ֣י
shry
noun · 420×
Historic Christian voices
3 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…
Cross-references
- 2Kgs 18:19 — And Rabshakeh said unto them, Speak ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein thou trustest?
- 2Kgs 18:24 — How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master’s servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
- 2Kgs 18:24 — How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master’s servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
- 2Kgs 19:10 — Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God in whom thou trustest deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.
- Dan 4:30 — The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?
- Deut 8:17 — And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.
- Ezek 26:7 — For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will bring upon Tyrus Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, a king of kings, from the north, with horses, and with chariots, and with horsemen, and companies, and much
- Hos 8:10 — Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes.
- Isa 36:9 — How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master’s servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
- Jer 9:23 — Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: