KJVAnd the people shall be as the burnings of lime: as thorns cut up shall they be burned in the fire.
And the peoples shall be as the burnings of lime, as thorns cut down, that are burned in the fire.
The peoples will be burned to ashes, like thorns cut down and set ablaze.
And peoples have been as burnings of lime, Thorns, as sweepings, with fire they burn.
And the peoples shall be [as] burnings of lime, [as] thorns cut up shall they be burned in the fire.
Isaiah — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
1. Wo to thee that spoilest. If these words shall be expounded as relating to the Babylonians, the strain will flow easily enough; for, after having promised freedom to the prisoners, (Isaiah 32:15,) he now appropriately taunts the conquerors. Besides, they needed to be peculiarly confirmed, that they might give…