Isaiah 1:31
29 Surely you will be ashamed of the sacred oaks in which you have delighted; you will be embarrassed by the gardens that you have chosen.
30 For you will become like an oak whose leaves are withered, like a garden without water.
The strong man will become tinder and his work will be a spark; both will burn together, with no one to quench the flames.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The strong man will become tinder and his work will be a spark; both will burn together, with no one to quench the flames.
- KJV
- And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.
- WEB
- The strong will be like tinder, and his work like a spark. They will both burn together, and no one will quench them.”
- ASV
- And the strong shall be as tow, and his work as a spark; and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.
- DARBY
- And the strong shall be for tow, and his work a spark; and they shall both burn together, and there shall be none to quench [them].
- BLB
- And the strong one will become as tinder, and his work as a spark, and both of them will burn together, and none will quench [them]!
- ÅB
- Og den sterke skal bli til stry, og hans gjerning til en gnist, og de skal brenne begge tilsammen, og der er ingen som slukker.
- OTB
- Den sterke mannen skal bli til tennved, og hans verk til en gnist; begge skal brenne sammen, uten noen til å slukke ilden.
- B1930
- Og den sterke skal bli til stry, og hans gjerning til en gnist, og de skal brenne begge tilsammen, og der er ingen som slukker.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 66:24
“As they go forth, they will see the corpses of the men who have rebelled against Me; for their worm will never die, their fire will never be quenched, and they will be a horror to all mankind.”
Read in contextMalachi 4:1
“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be left to them.”
Read in contextEzekiel 32:21
Mighty chiefs will speak from the midst of Sheol about Egypt and her allies: ‘They have come down and lie with the uncircumcised, with those slain by the sword.’
Read in contextIsaiah 34:9–10
Edom’s streams will be turned to tar, and her soil to sulfur; her land will become a blazing pitch.
Read in contextRevelation 19:20
But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.
Read in contextJudges 15:14
When Samson arrived in Lehi, the Philistines came out shouting against him. And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him. The ropes on his arms became like burnt flax, and the bonds broke loose from his hands.
Read in contextEzekiel 20:47–48
Say to the forest of the Negev: Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the Lord GOD says: I am about to ignite in you a fire, and it will devour all your trees, both green and dry. The blazing flame will not be quenched, and by it every face from south to north will be scorched.
Read in contextMatthew 3:10
The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
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