In Context

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

6 I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.

7 However, he means not so, neither does his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few.

8 For he said, Are not my princes altogether kings?

9 Is not Calno as Carchemish? is not Hamath as Arpad? is not Samaria as Damascus?

10 As my hand has found the kingdoms of the idols, and whose graven images did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria;

Isaiah 10:8 in Other Translations