Isaiah 1:31

Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data

"And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them."

Word-by-Word Analysis

And the

חָזָק

châzâq

H2389

strong (usu. in a bad sense, hard, bold, violent)

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shall be as

נְעֹרֶת

nᵉʻôreth

H5296

something shaken out, i.e. tow (as the refuse of flax)

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and the

עָשָׂה

ʻâsâh

H6213

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

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of it as a

שָׁבִיב

shâbîyb

H7632

flame (as split into tongues)

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and they shall both

שָׂרַף

sâraph

H8313

to be (causatively, set) on fire

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יַחַד

yachad

H3162

properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly

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and

אִישׁ

ʼîysh

H376

a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

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shall

כָּבָה

kâbâh

H3518

to expire or (causatively) to extinguish (fire, light, anger)

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them

Key Terms in This Verse

spark H7632

שָׁבִיב shâbîyb

flame (as split into tongues)

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tow H5296

נְעֹרֶת nᵉʻôreth

something shaken out, i.e. tow (as the refuse of flax)

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quench H3518

כָּבָה kâbâh

to expire or (causatively) to extinguish (fire, light, anger)

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maker H6213

עָשָׂה ʻâsâh

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

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burn H8313

שָׂרַף sâraph

to be (causatively, set) on fire

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strong H2389

חָזָק châzâq

strong (usu. in a bad sense, hard, bold, violent)

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none H376

אִישׁ ʼîysh

a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

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together H3162

יַחַד yachad

properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly

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Cross References

Isaiah 66:24 cross-reference

And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unt...

Ezekiel 32:21 cross-reference

The strong among the mighty shall speak to him out of the midst of hell with them that help him: they are gone down, they lie uncircumcised, slain by the sword.

Malachi 4:1 cross-reference

For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that i...

Isaiah 27:4 cross-reference

Fury is not in me: who would set the briers and thorns against me in battle? I would go through them, I would burn them together.

Isaiah 9:19 cross-reference

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.

Isaiah 26:11 cross-reference

LORD, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them.

Matthew 3:10 cross-reference

And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

Isaiah 5:24 cross-reference

Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the ...

Revelation 20:10 cross-reference

And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

Isaiah 50:11 cross-reference

Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down...

Isaiah 33:14 cross-reference

The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?

Revelation 19:20 cross-reference

And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These...

Judges 15:14 cross-reference

And when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him: and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and the cords that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and h...

Isaiah 43:17 cross-reference

Which bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power; they shall lie down together, they shall not rise: they are extinct, they are quenched as tow.

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