Isaiah 1:31
And the strong shall be as tow, and his work as a spark; and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
In Context
30For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water.
Cross References
Judges 15:14When he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted as they met him: and the spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and the ropes that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands dropped from off his hands.
Isaiah 9:19Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts is the land burnt up: the people also are as the fuel of fire; no man spareth his brother.
Isaiah 27:4Fury is not in me: would that the briers and thorns were against me in battle! I would march upon them, I would burn them together.
Isaiah 34:9And the streams thereof shall be turned into pitch, and the dust thereof into brimstone, and the land thereof shall become burning pitch.
Isaiah 50:11Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that gird yourselves about with firebrands: walk ye in the flame of your fire, and among the brands that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.
Ezekiel 20:47and say to the forest of the South, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD: Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burnt thereby.
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 →