Isaiah 10:5-9

⁵Woe over Asshur, the rod of my anger; and a staff is in their hand my indignation.

⁶Against a hypocritical nation will I send him, and against the people of my fury will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to carry off the prey, and to render them trodden down like the mire of the streets.

⁷But he deemeth it not so, and his heart doth not think so; but to destroy is in his heart, and to cut off nations not a few.

⁸For he saith, “Are not my princes altogether kings?

⁹Is not Calno like Karkemish? is not Chamath like Arpad? is not Samaria like Damascus?