Parallel ISA 10:15

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BSB  ⇔ 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!

OEB  ⇔ Could an axe boast over the man who wields it,
⇔ or saw treat with insolence him who handles it?
 ⇔ As if ever a rod could swing him who lifts it,
⇔ or staff of wood could brandish a man!

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.

NET Does an ax exalt itself over the one who wields it,
 ⇔ or a saw magnify itself over the one who cuts with it?
 ⇔ As if a scepter should brandish the one who raises it,
 ⇔ or a staff should lift up what is not made of wood!

LSV Does the axe glorify itself
Against him who is hewing with it? Does the saw magnify itself
Against him who is shaking it? As a rod waving those lifting it up! As a staff lifting up that which is not wood!

FBV Does an ax say it's more important than the person swinging it? Does a saw boast that it's greater than the person sawing with it? It would be as if a rod waved the person holding it, or a walking stick lifted up a person—who certainly wasn't wood!

T4T  ⇔ But I, Yahweh, say that an axe certainly cannot [RHQ] boast about being stronger than the person who uses it,
⇔ and a saw is not greater than the person who uses it.
 ⇔ A rod cannot control the one who holds it [RHQ],
⇔ and a wooden club cannot lift up a person [RHQ].
 ⇔ So the king of Assyria should not boast that he has done these things with his own wisdom and strength.

LEB  •  or the saw magnify itself against the one who moves it to and fro? • [fn] • [fn]

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BBE Will the axe say high-sounding words against him who is using it, or the blade be full of pride against him who is cutting with it? As if a rod had the power of shaking him who is using it, or as if a stick might take up him who is not wood.

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JPS Should the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? Should the saw magnify itself against him that moveth it? as if a rod should move them that lift it up, or as if a staff should lift up him that is not wood.

ASV Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? shall the saw magnify itself against him that wieldeth it? as if a rod should wield them that lift it up, or as if a staff should lift up him that is not wood.

DRA Shall the axe boast itself against him that cutteth with it? or shall the saw exalt itself against him by whom it is drawn? as if a rod should lift itself up against him that lifteth it up, and a staff exalt itself, which is but wood.

YLT — Doth the axe glorify itself Against him who is hewing with it? Doth the saw magnify itself Against him who is shaking it? As a rod waving those lifting it up! As a staff lifting up that which is not wood!

DBY — Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? shall the saw magnify itself against him that wieldeth it? As if the rod should wield them that lift it up; as if the staff should lift up [him who is] not wood!

RV Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if a rod should shake them that lift it up, or as if a staff should lift up him that is not wood.

WBS Shall the ax boast itself against him that heweth with it? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that moveth it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it, or as if the staff should lift itself , as if it were no wood.

KJB Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood.[fn][fn]
  (Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood.)

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BB Shall the axe boast it selfe against him that heweth therwith? or shal the sawe make any bragging against hym that ruleth it? That were euen lyke as if the rod did exalt it selfe against him that beareth it, or as though the staffe should magnifie it selfe as who say it were no wood.
  (Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therwith? or shall the saw make any bragging against him that rules it? That were even like as if the rod did exalt itself against him that beareth it, or as though the staff should magnifie itself as who say it were no wood.)

GNV Shall the axe boast it selfe against him that heweth therewith? or shall the sawe exalt it selfe against him that moueth it? as if the rod shoulde lift vp it selfe against him that taketh it vp, or the staffe should exalt it selfe, as it were no wood.
  (Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw exalt itself against him that moueth it? as if the rod should lift up itself against him that taketh it up, or the staff should exalt itself, as it were no wood. )

CB But doth the axe boost itself, agaynst him yt heweth therwith, or doth the sawe make eny krakinge, agaynst him that ruleth it? That were euen like, as yf the rod dyd exalte it self agaynst him, that beareth it: or as though ye staff shulde magnifie it self, as who saye: it were no wodd.
  (But doth the axe boost itself, against him it heweth therwith, or doth the saw make any krakinge, against him that rules it? That were even like, as if the rod did exalte itself against him, that beareth it: or as though ye/you_all staff should magnifie itself, as who say: it were no wodd.)

WYC Whether an ax schal haue glorie ayens hym that kittith with it? ether a sawe schal be enhaunsid ayens hym of whom it is drawun? as if a yerde is reisid ayens hym that reisith it, and a staf is enhaunsid, which sotheli is a tre.
  (Whether an ax shall have glory against him that kittith with it? ether a saw shall be enhaunsid against him of whom it is drawun? as if a yerde is reisid against him that reisith it, and a staf is enhaunsid, which truly is a tre.)

LUT Mag sich auch eine Axt rühmen wider den, so damit hauet, oder eine Säge trotzen wider den, so sie zeucht, wie der rühmen kann, der den Stecken führet und hebt und führet ihn so leicht, als wäre er kein Holz?
  (Mag itself/yourself/themselves also one Axt rühmen against den, so damit hauet, or one Säge trotzen against den, so they/she/them zeucht, like the rühmen kann, the the Stecken führet and hebt and führet him/it so leicht, als wäre he kein Holz?)

CLV Numquid gloriabitur securis contra eum qui secat in ea? aut exaltabitur serra contra eum a quo trahitur? Quomodo si elevetur virga contra elevantem se, et exaltetur baculus, qui utique lignum est.
  (Numquid gloriabitur securis contra him who secat in ea? aut exaltabitur serra contra him a quo trahitur? Quomodo when/but_if elevetur rod/staff contra elevantem se, and exaltetur baculus, who utique lignum est. )

BRN Shall the axe glorify itself without him that hews with it? or shall the saw lift up itself without him that uses it, as if one should lift a rod or staff? but it shall not be so;

BrLXX Μὴ δοξασθήσεται ἀξίνη ἄνευ τοῦ κόπτοντος ἐν αὐτῇ; ἢ ὑψωθήσεται πριὼν ἄνευ τοῦ ἔλκοντος αὐτόν; ὡς ἄν τις ἄρῃ ῥάβδον ἢ ξύλον· καὶ οὐχ οὕτως,
  (Maʸ doxasthaʸsetai axinaʸ aneu tou koptontos en autaʸ? aʸ hupsōthaʸsetai priōn aneu tou elkontos auton? hōs an tis araʸ ɽabdon aʸ xulon; kai ouⱪ houtōs, )