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Isaiah 10:17

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10:17The light of Israel34 will become a fire,

their Holy One35 will become a flame;

it will burn and consume the Assyrian king’s36 briers

and his thorns in one day.

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Footnotes

  1. 34 In this context the “Light of Israel” is a divine title (note the parallel title “his holy one”). The title points to God’s royal splendor, which overshadows and, when transformed into fire, destroys the “majestic glory” of the king of Assyria (v. 16b).
  2. 35 See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in .
  3. 36 Heb “his.” In vv. 17–19 the Assyrian king and his empire is compared to a great forest and orchard that are destroyed by fire (symbolic of the Lord).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The light of Israel will become a fire,

and his Holy One a flame,

and it will burn and devour

his thorns and briers in one day.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The Light of Israel will become a fire,

their Holy One a flame;

in a single day it will burn and consume

his thorns and his briers.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Israel’s Light will become a fire,

and its Holy One, a flame.

In one day it will burn and consume Assyria’s thorns and thistles.

NLTNew Living Translation

The Lord, the Light of Israel, will be a fire;

the Holy One will be a flame.

He will devour the thorns and briers with fire,

burning up the enemy in a single night.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And the light of Israel will become like a fire,

and his holy one like a flame,

and it will burn and devour his thorns and briers in one day.

KJV 1900King James Version

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;