King James Version
Isaiah 1:31 in the King James Version says “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...” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 1 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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. maker: or, and his work”
Isaiah 1:31 · KJV
For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.
For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water.
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. maker: or, and his work
KJV Study — Public Domain
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“and none shall quench”
H3518to expire or (causatively) to extinguish (fire, light, anger)
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