Isaiah 10:15 (WEB)
Should an ax brag against him who chops with it? Should a saw exalt itself above him who saws with it? As if a rod should lift those who lift it up, or as if a staff should lift up someone who is not wood.
Catechism · 1
“This is not a "primitive mode of speech", but a profound way of recalling God's primacy and absolute Lordship over history and the world,” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Is 10:5-15; 45:51; Dt 32:39; Sir 11:14.
Fathers and councils · 2
Aphrahat
“And because he thus exalted himself, Isaiah again said concerning him:—Why does the axe boast itself against him that cutteth with it, or the saw exalt itself against him that saweth with it, or the rod lift itself up against him that wieldeth it?” — editor's note: Is. x. 15.
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Hippolytus of Rome
“And the light of Israel shall be a fire, and shall sanctify him in flame, and shall consume the forest like grass.”” — editor's note: Isa. x. 12–17.
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Cross-references · 2
Cited together in Catechism §304.
Cited together in Catechism §304.