uW Translation Notes:

General Information:

Yahweh is still quoting the king of Assyria ([Isaiah 10:13](../10/13.md)).

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) My hand has seized

(Some words not found in UHB: and,found like_the,nest hand_of,my to,wealth_of the,peoples and,as,gathers eggs abandoned all/each/any/every the=earth/land I gathered and=not it_became flapped wing/corner/skirt and,opened mouth and,chirped )

The hand is a metonym for either the king’s power or his army. Alternate translation: “In my power I have seized” or “My army has seized”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

(Occurrence 0) My hand has seized, as from a nest, the wealth of nations

(Some words not found in UHB: and,found like_the,nest hand_of,my to,wealth_of the,peoples and,as,gathers eggs abandoned all/each/any/every the=earth/land I gathered and=not it_became flapped wing/corner/skirt and,opened mouth and,chirped )

The king of Assyria compares taking the treasures from the nations to a person taking eggs out of a bird’s nest. This emphasizes how easy it was for him and his army to conquer these other kingdoms. Alternate translation: “My army has stolen the wealth from the nations just as easily as a man takes eggs from a nest”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

(Occurrence 0) as one gathers abandoned eggs, I gathered all the earth

(Some words not found in UHB: and,found like_the,nest hand_of,my to,wealth_of the,peoples and,as,gathers eggs abandoned all/each/any/every the=earth/land I gathered and=not it_became flapped wing/corner/skirt and,opened mouth and,chirped )

The king of Assyria speaks of taking over nations as if he was gathering eggs. Alternate translation: “just as a person takes eggs from a nest when the bird is not there to protect them, my army has taken the treasures of every nation”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

(Occurrence 0) None fluttered their wings or opened their mouth or chirped

(Some words not found in UHB: and,found like_the,nest hand_of,my to,wealth_of the,peoples and,as,gathers eggs abandoned all/each/any/every the=earth/land I gathered and=not it_became flapped wing/corner/skirt and,opened mouth and,chirped )

This compares the nations to a bird who sits quietly while her eggs are taken. This emphasizes that the nations did nothing while the army of Assyria took all of their possessions. Alternate translation: “And like a bird that does not make a sound or flap her wings when someone steals her eggs, the nations did nothing as we took their treasure”