Isaiah 10:4

‘He lifts his hand’: see my note on 9:12.

The king of Assyria is God’s tool

v5 *Woe to the *Assyrians! Their own terrible punishment will be coming. But just for now, they are like a heavy stick. For a short time, I am seizing that heavy stick because of my anger. v6 I shall use that heavy stick to punish Judah. And Judah is the nation that has made me angry. I am sending the *Assyrian army against them. This is because the people in Judah will not obey me. They have made me very angry. The *Assyrian army is to *seize all that nation’s possessions. And they will act as if other people are mere mud on the streets.