Isaiah 9:19

Anger

¹⁷ Therefore the Lord takes no pleasure in their young men; He has no compassion on their fatherless and widows. For every one of them is godless and wicked, and every mouth speaks folly. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.

¹⁸ For wickedness burns like a fire that consumes the thorns and briers and kindles the forest thickets which roll upward in billows of smoke.

By the wrath of the LORD of Hosts the land is scorched, and the people are fuel for the fire. No man even spares his brother.

²⁰ They carve out what is on the right, but they are still hungry; they eat what is on the left, but they are still not satisfied. Each one devours the flesh of his own offspring.

²¹ Manasseh devours Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasseh; together they turn against Judah. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.

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: By the wrath of the LORD of Hosts the land is scorched, and the people are fuel for the fire. No man even spares his brother.
KJV: Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts is the land darkened, and the people shall be as the fuel of the fire: no man shall spare his brother.
WEB: Through the LORD of Armies’ wrath, the land is burned up; and the people are the fuel for the fire. No one spares his brother.
ASV: Through the wrath of Jehovah of hosts is the land burnt up; and the people are as the fuel of fire: no man spareth his brother.
DARBY: Through the wrath of Jehovah of hosts is the land burned up, and the people is as fuel for fire: a man spareth not his brother;
BLB: By the wrath of YHWH of hosts the land is scorched, and the people are fuel for the fire; a man has no pity upon his brother.

ÅB: Ved Herrens, hærskarenes Guds vrede er landet satt i brann, og folket blir til føde for ilden; ingen sparer sin bror.
OTB: Ved Herrens, hærskarenes Guds, vrede er landet svidd, og folket er føde for ilden; ingen sparer sin bror.
B1930: Ved Herrens, hærskarenes Guds vrede er landet satt i brand, og folket blir til føde for ilden; ingen sparer sin bror.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Micah 7:2
The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net.
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Micah 7:6
For a son dishonors his father, a daughter rises against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. A man’s enemies are the members of his own household.
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2 Peter 2:4
For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;
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Isaiah 60:2
For behold, darkness covers the earth, and thick darkness is over the peoples; but the LORD will rise upon you, and His glory will appear over you.
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Isaiah 24:6
Therefore a curse has consumed the earth, and its inhabitants must bear the guilt; the earth’s dwellers have been burned, and only a few survive.
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Matthew 27:45
From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.
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Ezekiel 9:5
And as I listened, He said to the others, “Follow him through the city and start killing; do not show pity or spare anyone!
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Isaiah 5:30
In that day they will roar over it, like the roaring of the sea. If one looks over the land, he will see darkness and distress; even the light will be obscured by clouds.
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