Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

And the light of Israel will become a fire and his Holy One a flame,
And it will burn and devour his thorns and his briars in a single day.

King James Version

And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day;

Holman Bible

Israel’s Light will become a fire,
and its Holy One, a flame.
In one day it will burn up Assyria’s thorns and thistles.

International Standard Version

"The light of Israel will become a fire, and its Holy One a flame, and it will burn and consume Assyria's thorns and briers in a single day.

A Conservative Version

And the light of Israel will be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame, and it will burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day.

American Standard Version

And the light of Israel will be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame; and it will burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day.

Amplified


And the Light of Israel will become a fire and His Holy One a flame,
And it will burn and devour Assyria’s thorns and briars in a single day.

Bible in Basic English

And the light of Israel will be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: wasting and burning up his thorns in one day.

Darby Translation

and the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame; and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briars in one day,

Julia Smith Translation

And the light of Israel was for a fire, and his Holy for a flame: and he burnt and consumed his thorns, and his sharp points in one day:

King James 2000

And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day;

Lexham Expanded Bible

And the light of Israel will become like a fire, and his holy one like a flame, and it will burn and devour his thorns and briers in one day.

Modern King James verseion

And the light of Israel shall be as a fire, and His Holy One as a flame; and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

But the light of Israel shall be that fire, and his Sanctuary shall be the flame, and it shall kindle, and burn up his thorns and briers in one day.

NET Bible

The light of Israel will become a fire, their Holy One will become a flame; it will burn and consume the Assyrian king's briers and his thorns in one day.

New Heart English Bible

The light of Israel will be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame; and it will burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day.

The Emphasized Bible

So shall, the Light of Israel, become, a fire, And his Holy One, a flame, Which shall burn and consume his thorns and his briars, in one day;

Webster

And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day;

World English Bible

The light of Israel will be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame; and it will burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day.

Youngs Literal Translation

And the light of Israel hath been for a fire, And his Holy One for a flame, And it hath burned, and devoured his thorn And his brier in one day.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And the light
אור 
'owr 
Usage: 122

of Israel
ישׂראל 
Yisra'el 
Usage: 2505

shall be for a fire
אשׁ 
'esh 
Usage: 378

and his Holy One
קדשׁ קדושׁ 
Qadowsh 
Usage: 116

להבת להבה 
Lehabah 
Usage: 19

and it shall burn
בּער 
Ba`ar 
Usage: 94

and devour
אכל 
'akal 
Usage: 809

שׁית 
Shayith 
Usage: 7

and his briers
שׁמיר 
Shamiyr 
Usage: 11

in one
אחד 
'echad 
Usage: 432

Context Readings

Judgment On Assyria

16 That is why the Almighty Jehovah of Hosts will send a degenerative disease against brave men. A flame will be turned into a raging fire under his power. 17 And the light of Israel will become a fire and his Holy One a flame,
And it will burn and devour his thorns and his briars in a single day.
18 It will completely destroy the splendor of his forests and fertile fields, as when a sick man wastes away.



Cross References

Numbers 11:1-3

The people complained out loud to Jehovah about their troubles. Jehovah heard them and he became angry. Fire from Jehovah burned among them. It destroyed some people on the outskirts of the camp.

Isaiah 27:4

I am not angry. If only there were briers and thorns confronting me! I would march against them in battle. I would set them all on fire.

Isaiah 37:23

Who is it you have insulted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? It is against the Holy One of Israel!

Jeremiah 4:4

Be circumcised by Jehovah, and get rid of the foreskins of your hearts (cleanse your hearts), people of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem. If you do not, my fury will blaze like a fire. It will burn, and no one will be able to put it out. This is because of the evil you do.

Jeremiah 7:20

Therefore the Lord Jehovah says: My anger and my wrath will be poured out on this place, on man and on beast, on the trees of the field and on the fruit of the ground. It will burn and not be quenched.

Nahum 1:10

Entangled like thorns and drunken from drink, they are consumed like dry stubble.

Numbers 16:35

Fire came from Jehovah and consumed the two hundred and fifty men who were offering incense.

Psalm 18:8

Smoke went up from his nostrils. A raging fire came out of his mouth. Glowing coals were kindled by it.

Psalm 21:9

When you appear, you will make them burn like a blazing furnace. Jehovah will swallow them up in his anger. Fire will devour them.

Psalm 27:1

([Psalm of David]) Jehovah is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Jehovah is the stronghold of my life. Who is there to be afraid of?

Psalm 50:3

Our God will come and will not keep silent. A devouring fire is in front of him and a raging storm is around him.

Psalm 83:14-15

Like the fire that consumes the forest, the flame that sets the mountains on fire,

Psalm 84:11

For Jehovah God is a sun and shield. Jehovah will give favor and honor. He will not withhold blessing from those who walk faithfully in truth.

Psalm 97:3

A fire goes before him and burns up his enemies round about.

Isaiah 9:18

This wickedness is like a brushfire. It burns not only briers and thorns but the forests, too. It sends up vast clouds of smoke.

Isaiah 30:27-28

The name of Jehovah is going to come from far away. His anger is burning. His burden is heavy. His lips are filled with fury. His tongue is like a devouring flame.

Isaiah 31:9

In terror they will run to their stronghold, and their officers will be frightened at the sight of the battle flag. Jehovah declares this. His fire (light) is in Zion and his furnace is in Jerusalem.

Isaiah 33:14

The sinners in Zion are terrified. The godless tremble. Who of us can dwell with the consuming fire? Who of us can dwell with long lasting fire?

Isaiah 37:36

The angel of Jehovah put to death a hundred and eighty-five thousand men in the Assyrian camp. The people got up the next morning and saw all the dead bodies!

Isaiah 60:19

The sun will no longer be your light during the day. The brightness of the moon will not give you light, for Jehovah will be your everlasting light. Your God will be your glory.

Isaiah 64:1-2

O that you would split open the heavens and come down! The mountains would quake at your presence.

Isaiah 66:15-16

Jehovah will come with fire and with his chariots like a thunderstorm. He will pay them back with his burning anger and punish them with flames of fire.

Isaiah 66:24

Then they will go out and look at the corpses of those who have rebelled (sinned) against me. The worms that eat them will not die. The fire that burns them will not go out and they will disgust all humanity.

Nahum 1:5-6

The mountains quake because of him, and the hills melt. The earth trembles (shakes) (heaves) at his presence, yes, the world, and all that dwells in it.

Malachi 4:1-3

Jehovah of Hosts proclaims: The day is coming when all arrogant and evil people will burn like stubble. On that day they will burn up and there will be nothing left of them, either root or bough.

Matthew 3:12

His winnowing shovel is in his hand. He will clean his threshing floor and gather his wheat into a barn. He will then burn the husks in a fire that cannot be put out.

2 Thessalonians 1:7-9

You who are afflicted rest with us at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with the angels of his power in flaming fire.

Hebrews 12:29

Our God is a destroying (consuming) fire.

Revelation 21:23

The city did not need the sun or the moon to shine on it. For the glory of God and of the Lamb was its light.

Revelation 22:5

There will be no night there. They need no lamp, neither light of the sun, for Jehovah God gives them light. And they shall reign forever and ever.

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