Isaiah 42:25

Therefore he poured out on them his fierce anger and the violence of war, 1 Its flames encircled them, yet they did not understand; 1 it consumed them, but they did not take it to heart.

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Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart.

In Context

24Who gave Jacob over to the robber, and Israel to the looters? 1 Was it not Yahweh, against whom we have sinned, 1 in whose ways they refused to walk, and whose law they refused to obey? 1

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Cross References

Leviticus 26:15and if you reject my decrees and detest my laws, so that you will not obey all my commandments, but break my covenant—

2 Kings 25:9He burned the house of Yahweh, the king's palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem; also every important building in the city he burned.

Isaiah 9:13Yet the people will not turn to him who struck them, nor will they seek Yahweh of hosts. 1

Isaiah 47:7You said, “I will rule forever as sovereign queen.” 1 You did not take these things to heart, nor did you consider how they would turn out. 1

Isaiah 57:11“Whom are you worried about? Whom do you fear so much that has caused you to act so deceitfully, 1 so much that you would not remember me or think about me? 1 Because I was silent for so long, you are no longer afraid of me. 1

Jeremiah 12:11They have made her a desolation. I mourn for her; she is desolate. 1 All the land has been made desolate, for there is no one who takes it to heart. 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 42:19-25

The Blindness of the Jews. ( b. c. 708.) 18 Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see. 19 Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I sent? who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the Lord 's servant? 20 Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not. 21 The Lord is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable. 22 But this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they… Read the whole commentary →

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