Isaiah 10:15

To a believer in the divine government of the world the self-exaltation of Assyria is as ludicrous as if a tool were to vaunt itself against the man who uses it. The two last clauses are exclamations.

against them that lift it up A plural of majesty, indicating that Jehovah is meant. Some Hebrew MSS., however, have the singular.

should lift upitself, as if it were no wood Lit. should lift up not-wood. (See R.V.) "Not-wood" is a compound noun like "not-man" in ch. Isaiah 31:8; "one who is not wood" i.e. a man.