Isaiah 37:24-26

Living Bible

²⁴ You have sent your messengers to mock the Lord. You boast, ‘I came with my mighty army against the nations of the west. I cut down the tallest cedars and choicest cypress trees. I conquered their highest mountains and destroyed their thickest forests.’

²⁵ “You boast of wells you’ve dug in many a conquered land, and Egypt with all its armies is no obstacle to you! ²⁶ But do you not yet know that it was I who decided all this long ago? That it was I who gave you all this power from ancient times? I have caused all this to happen as I planned—that you should crush walled cities into ruined heaps.