Quotes about Power
Does an axe raise itself above the one who swings it? Does a saw boast over him who saws with it? It would be like a rod waving the one who lifts it, or a staff lifting him who is not wood!
— Isaiah 10:15
Behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts will lop off the branches with terrifying power. The tall trees will be cut down, the lofty ones will be felled.
— Isaiah 10:33
Behold, I will stir up against them the Medes, who have no regard for silver and no desire for gold.
— Isaiah 13:17
The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers.
— Isaiah 14:5
You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north.
— Isaiah 14:13
Those who see you will stare; they will ponder your fate: “Is this the man who shook the earth and made the kingdoms tremble,
— Isaiah 14:16
The LORD of Hosts has purposed, and who can thwart Him? His hand is outstretched, so who can turn it back?
— Isaiah 14:27
Your choicest valleys are full of chariots, and horsemen are posted at the gates.
— Isaiah 22:7
Look, O mighty man! The LORD is about to shake you violently. He will take hold of you,
— Isaiah 22:17
roll you into a ball, and sling you into a wide land. There you will die, and there your glorious chariots will remain—a disgrace to the house of your master.
— Isaiah 22:18
I will remove you from office, and you will be ousted from your position.
— Isaiah 22:19
I will place on his shoulder the key to the house of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open.
— Isaiah 22:22