Verse 18
Isaiah 9:18
GOD'S WORD Translation
18
For wickedness burns like a fire.
It devours the briers and thorns;
yes, it kindles in the thickets of the forest,
and they roll upward in a column of smoke.
Original Language Text
hebrew
בְּ/עֶבְרַ֛ת יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת נֶעְתַּ֣ם אָ֑רֶץ וַ/יְהִ֤י הָ/עָם֙ כְּ/מַאֲכֹ֣לֶת אֵ֔שׁ אִ֥ישׁ אֶל אָחִ֖י/ו לֹ֥א יַחְמֹֽלוּ
English Translation
By the word of the LORD of Hosts, the earth was shattered, and the people were like fuel for fire; each man did not spare his brother.
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4
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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13
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neither have they sought Yahweh of Armies.
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14
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palm branch and reed, in one day.
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15
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and the prophet who teaches lies is the tail.
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16
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and those who are led by them are destroyed.
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17
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18
For wickedness burns like a fire.
It devours the briers and thorns;
yes, it kindles in the thickets...
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20
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