Isaiah 50:11
9 Behold, the Lord GOD will help me; who is he that shall condemn me? lo, they all shall wax old as a garment; the moth shall eat them up.
10 Who is among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God.
Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Behold, all you who kindle a fire, who array yourselves with firebrands, walk in the light of your fire and of the firebrands you have lit! This is what you will receive from My hand: You will lie down in a place of torment.
- KJV
- Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.
- WEB
- Behold, all you who kindle a fire, who adorn yourselves with torches around yourselves, walk in the flame of your fire, and among the torches that you have kindled. You will have this from my hand: you will lie down in sorrow.
- ASV
- Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that gird yourselves about with firebrands; walk ye in the flame of your fire, and among the brands that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of my hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.
- DARBY
- Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and among the sparks [that] ye have kindled. This shall ye have of my hand: ye shall lie down in sorrow.
- BLB
- Behold, all of you⁺ kindling a fire, girding on firebrands—walk in the light of your⁺ fire, and of the firebrands you⁺ have kindled! This is for you⁺ from My hand; you⁺ will lie down in a place of torment.
- ÅB
- Se, alle dere som tenner ild, som væbner dere med brannpiler, gå selv inn i flammen av deres ild og blant de brannpiler dere har tent! - Fra min hånd skal dette times dere; i pine skal dere komme til å ligge.
- OTB
- Se, alle dere som tenner en ild og omgir dere med flammende fakler, vandre i lyset av deres ild og blant faklene dere har satt i brann. Dette er hva dere vil motta fra min hånd: Dere vil legge dere ned i pine.
- B1930
- Se, alle I som tender ild, som væbner eder med brandpiler, gå selv inn i luen av eders ild og blandt de brandpiler I har tendt! - Fra min hånd skal dette times eder; i pine skal I komme til å ligge.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 17:5–7
Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
Read in contextRomans 1:21–22
Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
Read in contextJohn 8:24
I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.
Read in contextRomans 10:3
For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
Read in contextMatthew 15:6–8
And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
Read in contextPsalms 20:7–8
Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.
Read in contextJonah 2:8
They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
Read in contextRevelation 19:20
And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
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