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Isaiah 33:12 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Isaiah 33:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Isaiah chapter 33 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And the people shall be as the burnings of lime: as thorns cut up shall they be burned in the fire.”
Isaiah 33:12 (KJV)
Commentary on Isaiah 33:12
And the people shall be as the burnings of lime (וְהָיוּ עַמִּים מִשְׂרְפוֹת שִׂיד, vehayu ammim misrefot sid)—peoples (עַמִּים, ammim) will be like מִשְׂרָפוֹת (misrefot, burnings, kilns) of שִׂיד (sid, lime). As thorns cut up shall they be burned in the fire (קוֹצִים כְּסוּחִים בָּאֵשׁ יִצַּתּוּ, qotsim kesuchim ba'esh yitsattu)—like קוֹצִים (qotsim, thorns) cut down (כָּסַח, kasach), in fire (אֵשׁ, esh) they'll be kindled (יָצַת, yatsat).Double metaphor intensifies judgment's totality. Lime kilns required intense heat—limestone heated to 900°C+ to produce quicklime. Complete combustion, not...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Isaiah 33:12
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“but if I should find briers and thorns”
“because they can't be taken with the hand”
“it kindles in the thickets of the forest”
“and his Holy One for a flame; and it will burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day.”
“behold”