King James Version
Isaiah 10:17 in the King James Version says “And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burn and devour his thorns and h...” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 10 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day;”
Isaiah 10:17 · KJV
Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood. the rod: or, a rod should shake them that lift it up itself, as if: or, that which is not wood
Therefore shall the Lord, the Lord of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory he shall kindle a burning like the burning of a fire.
And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day;
And shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body: and they shall be as when a standardbearer fainteth. both: Heb. from the soul, and even to the flesh
And the rest of the trees of his forest shall be few, that a child may write them. few: Heb. number
KJV Study — Public Domain
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“And the light”
H216illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
“of Israel”
H3478he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
“and his Holy One”
H6918sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) god (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuary
“his thorns”
H7898scrub or trash, i.e., wild growth of weeds or briers (as if put on the field)
“and his briers”
H8068a thorn; also (from its keenness for scratching) a gem, probably the diamond
“day”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
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