NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon For wickednessrish`ah (rish-aw') wrong (especially moral) -- fault, wickedly(-ness). burneth ba`ar (baw-ar') to kindle, i.e. consume (by fire or by eating); also to be(-come) brutish as the fire 'esh (aysh) fire -- burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot. it shall devour 'akal (aw-kal') to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite. the briers shamiyr (shaw-meer') a thorn; also (from its keenness for scratching) a gem, probably the diamond -- adamant (stone), brier, diamond. and thorns shayith (shah'-yith) scrub or trash, i.e. wild growth of weeds or briers (as if put on the field) -- thorns. and shall kindle yatsath (yaw-tsath') to burn or set on fire; figuratively, to desolate -- burn (up), be desolate, set (on) fire (fire), kindle. in the thickets cbak (seb-awk') thick(-et). of the forest ya`ar (yah'-ar) a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees) -- (honey-)comb, forest, wood. and they shall mount up 'abak (aw-bak') probably to coil upward -- mount up. like the lifting up ge'uwth (gay-ooth') excellent things, lifting up, majesty, pride, proudly, raging. of smoke `ashan (aw-shawn') smoke, literally or figuratively (vapor, dust, anger) -- smoke(-ing). Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible For wickedness burns like a fire; It consumes briars and thorns; It even sets the thickets of the forest aflame And they roll upward in a column of smoke. King James Bible For wickedness burneth as the fire: it shall devour the briers and thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they shall mount up like the lifting up of smoke. Holman Christian Standard Bible For wickedness burns like a fire that consumes thorns and briers and kindles the forest thickets so that they go up in a column of smoke. International Standard Version "For wickedness has burned like a blaze that consumes briers and thorns; it sets thickets of the forest on fire, and skyward they swirl in a column of smoke. NET Bible For evil burned like a fire, it consumed thorns and briers; it burned up the thickets of the forest, and they went up in smoke. GOD'S WORD® Translation Surely wickedness burns like fire. It burns up briars and thorns. It sets the underbrush in the forest on fire, and it whirls upward in clouds of smoke. King James 2000 Bible For wickedness burns as the fire: it shall devour the briers and thorns, and shall kindle the thickets of the forest, and they shall mount up like the rising of smoke. Links Isaiah 9:18Isaiah 9:18 NIV Isaiah 9:18 NLT Isaiah 9:18 ESV Isaiah 9:18 NASB Isaiah 9:18 KJV |
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