Isaiah 1:31 BSB — MannaFest

Isaiah 1:31

The strong man will become tinder and his work will be a spark; both will burn together, with no one to quench the flames.

BSB

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ASV

And the strong shall be as tow, and his work as a spark; and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

1 voice

Jerome

Commentary on Isaiah (420)

(Verse 31.) And your strength will be like the ash of the broom. For ash, ἀποτίναγμα is interpreted by Symmachus: when the broom is beaten, and whatever dirt it has is thrown away. So all the strength and pride of the sinners and evildoers of Israel, who have forsaken the Lord, and therefore have been consumed: and they have sacrificed to idols, and are ashamed in the gardens, which they have chosen; they will be reduced to the refuse of the broom, which is consumed by a light fire.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

And the strong - Those who have been thought to be strong, on whom the people relied for protection and defense - their rulers, princes, and the commanders of their armies. As tow - The coarse or broken part of flax, or hemp. It means here that which shall be easily and quickly kindled and rapidly consumed. As tow burns and is destroyed at the touch of fire, so shall the rulers of the people be consumed by the approaching calamities. And the maker of it - This is an unhappy translation.

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְהָיָ֤ה	ve.ha.Yah	and he will become	H1961 →
הֶחָסֹן֙	he.cha.Son	the strong [person]	H2634 →
לִנְעֹ֔רֶת	lin.'O.ret	<into> tow	H5296 →
וּפֹעֲל֖וֹ	u.fo.'a.Lo	and work his	H6467 →
לְנִיצ֑וֹץ	le.ni.Tzotz	<into> a spark	H5213 →
וּבָעֲר֧וּ	u.va.'a.Ru	and they will burn	H1197 →
שְׁנֵיהֶ֛ם	she.nei.Hem	both of them	H8147 →
יַחְדָּ֖ו	yach.Dav	together	H3162 →
וְאֵ֥ין	ve.'Ein	and there not	H369 →
מְכַבֶּֽה׃ ס	me.kha.Beh	[will be one who] extinguishes	H3518 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 3:10
The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
leads to
- John 15:6
  If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned.
- Luke 3:9
  The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”
- Matthew 7:19
  Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
- John 15:2
  He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful.
Through
Malachi 4:1
“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of…
leads to
- Isaiah 47:14
  Surely they are like stubble; the fire will burn them up. They cannot deliver themselves from the power of the flame. There will be no coals to warm them or fire to sit beside.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:8
  in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
- 2 Peter 3:7
  And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
- Malachi 3:2
  But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.