NASB
"Yet it does not so intend, Nor does it plan so in its heart, But rather it is its purpose to destroy And to cut off many nations."
— Isaiah 10:7, NASB
“Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few.”
“Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy, and to cut off nations not a few. ”
“However he doesn't mean so, neither does his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy, and to cut off not a few nations.”
“But he does not agree with this, his mind does not reason this way, for his goal is to destroy, and to eliminate many nations.”
“But he shall not take it so, and his heart shall not think so: but his heart shall be set to destroy, and to cut off nations not a few.”
“But this is not what is in his mind, and this is not his design; but his purpose is destruction, and the cutting off of more and more nations.”
“Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few.”
Nothing remains but to crouch among the captives Or fall among the slain. In spite of all this, His anger does not turn away And His hand is still stretched out.
Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger And the staff in whose hands is My indignation,
I send it against a godless nation And commission it against the people of My fury To capture booty and to seize plunder, And to trample them down like mud in the streets.
Yet it does not so intend, Nor does it plan so in its heart, But rather it is its purpose to destroy And to cut off many nations.
For it says, "Are not my princes all kings?
"Is not Calno like Carchemish, Or Hamath like Arpad, Or Samaria like Damascus?
"As my hand has reached to the kingdoms of the idols, Whose graven images were greater than those of Jerusalem and Samaria,