Isaiah 9:19

Through the fury of Yahweh of hosts the land is scorched, and the people are like fuel for the fire. 1 No man spares his brother. 1

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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.

In Context

18Wickedness burns like a fire; it devours the briers and thorns; 1 it even burns the thickets of the forest, which rise in a column of smoke. 1

20They will grab food on the right hand but still be hungry; they will eat food on the left hand but will not be satisfied. 1 Each will even eat the flesh of his own arm. + 9:20 Instead of the flesh of his own arm , some versions have the flesh of his own children . 1

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Cross References

Isaiah 1:31The strong man will be like tinder, and his work like a spark; 1 they will both burn together, and no one will quench them.”

Isaiah 8:22They will look at the earth 1 and see distress, darkness, and oppressive gloom. They will be driven into a land of darkness.

Isaiah 13:13Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, and the earth will be shaken out of its place, 1 by the fury of Yahweh of hosts, and on the day of his fierce anger. 1

Isaiah 24:6Therefore a curse devours the earth, and its inhabitants are found guilty. 1 The inhabitants of the earth burn up, and few people are left. 1

Isaiah 60:2Though darkness will cover the earth, and thick darkness the nations; 1 yet Yahweh will arise upon you, and his glory will be seen on you. 1

Ezekiel 9:5Then he spoke to the others within my hearing, “Pass through the city after him and kill. Do not let your eyes have compassion, and do not spare

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 9:9-21

Threatenings against Judah; Threatenings against Israel. ( b. c. 740.) 8 The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel. 9 And all the people shall know, even Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in the pride and stoutness of heart, 10 The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the sycomores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars. 11 Therefore the Lord shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and join his enemies together; 12 The Syrians… Read the whole commentary →

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