Isaiah 1:31
And the mighty oppressor shall become as tow, and his workman as a spark; and they shall both burn together, with none to quench.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
30For ye shall be as a terebinth the leaves of which wither, and as a garden that hath no water.
Cross References
Judges 15:14When he was come unto Lechi, the Philistines shouted against him; but the Spirit of the Lord came suddenly over him, and the cords that were upon his arms became as flax threads that are burnt with fire, and his bands melted from off his hands.
Isaiah 9:19(9:18) Through the fury of the Lord of hosts is the land scorched, and the people have become as food for the fire; no man will spare his brother.
Isaiah 27:4Wrath have I not: who would set the briers and thorns against me in battle? I would pass through them, and I would burn them altogether.
Isaiah 34:9And its brooks shall be changed into pitch, and its dust into sulfur, and its land shall become burning pitch.
Isaiah 50:11Behold, all ye that kindle fire, that urge on the brands: walk by the blaze of your fire, and by the brands ye have kindled; from my hand hath this been bestowed on you; in pain shall ye lie down.
Ezekiel 20:47(21:3) And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the Lord, Thus hath said the Lord Eternal, Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour in thee every green tree, and every dry tree: the glowing flame shall not be quenched, and there shall be burnt therein all faces from the south to the north.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 1:22-31
The Degeneracy of Jerusalem; Reformation of the Church. ( b. c. 738.) 21 How is the faithful city become a harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers. 22 Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water: 23 Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them. 24 Therefore saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I… Read the whole commentary →