For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man:
For he saith ... I am prudent - He ascribes his success to his own prudence, not to God's providence.
I have removed the bounds - set aside old, and substituted new boundaries of kingdoms at will. A criminal act, as Yahweh Himself had appointed the boundaries of the nations (Deuteronomy 32:8).
And have robbed their treasures - their hoarded treasures [from `aatad (H6257), to prepare] (Horsley).
I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man - rather, 'as a valiant man, I have brought down (from their seats) these seated' (namely, on thrones, as in Psalms 2:4; Psalms 29:10; Psalms 55:19, where the Hebrew for "he that abideth" is, He that sitteth on a throne); otherwise, 'I have brought down (as captives into Assyria, which lay lower than Judea:' cf. Isaiah 36:1; Isaiah 36:10) the inhabitants' (Maurer).