King James Version

Isaiah 10:5

O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation.

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ה֥וֹיhoyalasהוֹיparticle, interjection — “alas”H1945oh!ah, alas, ho, O, woe.אַשּׁ֖וּרashurAssyriaאַשּׁוּרnoun, proper name — “Assyria”H804Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empireAsshur, Assur, Assyria, Assyrians. See H838 (אָשֻׁר).שֵׁ֣בֶטshevetdartשֵׁבֶטnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “dart”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7626a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan[idiom] correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.אַפִּ֑יapifaceאַףnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “face”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH639properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ireanger(-gry), [phrase] before, countenance, face, [phrase] forebearing, forehead, [phrase] (long-) suffering, nose, nostril, snout, [idiom] worthy, wrath.וּמַטֶּהumatehand rodמַטֶּהconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and rod”, the ordinary formH4294a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of life, e.g. bread)rod, staff, tribe.ה֥וּאhuas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.בְיָדָ֖םveyadamin handיָדpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […זַעְמִֽיzamiangryזַעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “angry”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2195strictly froth at the mouth, i.e. (figuratively) fury (especially of God's displeasure with sin)angry, indignation, rage.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

O Asshur, the rod of Mine anger, in whose hand as a staff is Mine indignation!

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American Standard Version (1901)

Ho Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, the staff in whose hand is mine indignation!

Young’s Literal Translation

Woe [to] Asshur, a rod of Mine anger, And a staff in their hand [is] Mine indignation.

World English Bible

Alas Assyrian, the rod of my anger, the staff in whose hand is my indignation!

Darby Translation

Ah! the Assyrian! the rod of mine anger! and the staff in their hand is mine indignation.

Douay-Rheims

Woe to the Assyrian, he is the rod and the staff of my anger, and my indignation is in their hands.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

O Asshur, the rod of Mine anger, in whose hand as a staff is Mine indignation!

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Woe to the Assyrians; the rod of my wrath, and anger are in their hands.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οὐαὶ Ἀσσυρίοις, ἡ ῥάβδος τοῦ θυμοῦ μου, καὶ ὀργή ἐστιν ἐν ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτῶν.