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Isaiah 54:16

Behold, I have created the craftsman who fans the coals into flame and forges a weapon fit for its task; and I have created the destroyer to wreak havoc.

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ASV

Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the fire of coals, and bringeth forth a weapon for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy.

KJV

Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy.

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14 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
הִנֵּ֤הhenhere!H2009 →
אָֽנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiIH595 →
בָּרָ֣אתִיba.Ra.tiI createdH1254 →
חָרָ֔שׁcha.Rasha craftsmanH2796 →
נֹפֵ֙חַ֙no.Fe.ach[who] blowsH5301 →
בְּאֵ֣שׁbe.'Eshon a fire ofH784 →
פֶּחָ֔םpe.ChamcharcoalH6352 →
וּמוֹצִ֥יאu.mo.Tzi'and [who] producesH3318 →
כְלִ֖יkhe.Lia weaponH3627 →
לְמַעֲשֵׂ֑הוּle.ma.'a.Se.hufor work itsH4639 →
וְאָנֹכִ֛יve.'a.no.Khiand IH595 →
בָּרָ֥אתִיba.Ra.tiI createdH1254 →
מַשְׁחִ֖יתmash.Chita destroyerH7843 →
לְחַבֵּֽל׃le.cha.Belto ruinH2254 →

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Exodus 9:16But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power to you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.Proverbs 16:4The LORD has made everything for His purpose—even the wicked for the day of disaster.Isaiah 46:11I summon a bird of prey from the east, a man for My purpose from a far-off land. Truly I have spoken, and truly I will bring it to pass. I have planned it, and I will surely do it.Isaiah 10:15Does an axe raise itself above the one who swings it? Does a saw boast over him who saws with it? It would be like a rod waving the one who lifts it, or a staff lifting him who is not wood!Isaiah 10:5–6Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath.Zechariah 10:4The cornerstone will come from Judah, the tent peg from him, as well as the battle bow and every ruler together.Daniel 4:34–35But at the end of those days I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven, and my sanity was restored to me. Then I praised the Most High, and I honored and glorified Him who lives forever: “For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom endures from generation to generation.Isaiah 37:26Have you not heard? Long ago I ordained it; in days of old I planned it. Now I have brought it to pass, that you should crush fortified cities into piles of rubble.1 Samuel 13:19And no blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel, because the Philistines had said, “The Hebrews must not be allowed to make swords or spears.”2 Chronicles 18:19And the LORD said, ‘Who will entice Ahab king of Israel to march up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one suggested this, and another that.1 Chronicles 20:1In the spring, at the time when kings march out to war, Joab led out the army and ravaged the land of the Ammonites. He came to Rabbah and besieged it, but David remained in Jerusalem. And Joab attacked Rabbah and demolished it.2 Kings 9:20Again the watchman reported, “He reached them, but he is not coming back. And the charioteer is driving like Jehu son of Nimshi—he is driving like a madman!”Ezekiel 22:20Just as one gathers silver, copper, iron, lead, and tin into the furnace to melt with a fiery blast, so I will gather you in My anger and wrath, leave you there, and melt you.2 Kings 19:25Have you not heard? Long ago I ordained it; in days of old I planned it. Now I have brought it to pass, that you should crush fortified cities into piles of rubble.John 19:11Jesus answered, “You would have no authority over Me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed Me over to you is guilty of greater sin.”

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The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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