Isaiah 31:9
His rock will pass away by reason of terror,and his princes will be afraid of the banner,"says the Lord, whose fire is in Zion,and his furnace in Jerusalem.
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Leviticus 6:13Fire shall be kept burning on the altar continually; it shall not go out.
Deuteronomy 32:37He will say, "Where are their gods,The rock in which they took refuge;
Isaiah 10:16Therefore the Lord, the Lord of hosts, will send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory a burning will be kindled like the burning of fire.
Isaiah 11:10And it shall come to pass in that day that the root of Jesse, that stands for a banner of the peoples; to him shall the nations seek, and his resting place shall be glorious.
Isaiah 18:3All you inhabitants of the world, and you dwellers on the earth, when a banner is lifted up on the mountains, look! When the trumpet is blown, listen!
Isaiah 30:33For his burning place has long been ready. Yes, for the king it is made ready. He has made its pyre deep and large with fire and much wood. The Lord's breath, like a stream of sulfur, kindles it.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 31:7-9
A Call to Repentance; Deliverance of Jerusalem. ( b. c. 720.) 6 Turn ye unto him from whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted. 7 For in that day every man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you for a sin. 8 Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited. 9 And he shall pass over to his strong hold for… Read the whole commentary →