Quotes about Authority
“Are not all my commanders kings?” he says.
— Isaiah 10:8
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
The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers.
— Isaiah 14:5
The LORD of Hosts has purposed, and who can thwart Him? His hand is outstretched, so who can turn it back?
— Isaiah 14:27
This is what the Lord GOD of Hosts says: “Go, say to Shebna, the steward in charge of the palace:
— Isaiah 22:15
What are you doing here, and who authorized you to carve out a tomb for yourself here—to chisel your tomb in the height and cut your resting place in the rock?
— Isaiah 22:16
Look, O mighty man! The LORD is about to shake you violently. He will take hold of you,
— Isaiah 22:17
I will remove you from office, and you will be ousted from your position.
— Isaiah 22:19
On that day I will summon My servant, Eliakim son of Hilkiah.
— Isaiah 22:20
I will clothe him with your robe and tie your sash around him. I will put your authority in his hand, and he will be a father to the dwellers of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.
— Isaiah 22:21
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