Isaiah 10:17

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;

King James Version

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Other Translations for Isaiah 10:17

BSB

And the Light of Israel will become a fire, and its Holy One a flame. In a single day it will burn and devour Assyria's thorns and thistles.

AKJV

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;

CPDV

And the light of Israel will be like a fire, and the Holy One of Israel will be like a flame. And his thorns and briers will be set ablaze and devoured, in one day.

ERV

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.

NHEB

The light of Israel will be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame; and it will burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day.

SMT

And the light of Israel was for a fire, and his Holy for a flame: and he burnt and consumed his thorns, and his sharp points in one day:

Word Study (Strong’s) for Isaiah 10:17

AndthelightH216Noun FeminineofIsraelH3478Proper Name MasculineshallbeforafireH784Noun FeminineandhisHolyOneH6918AdjectiveforaflameH3852Noun FeminineanditshallburnH1197VerbanddevourH398VerbhisthornsH7898Noun MasculineandhisbriersH8068Noun MasculineinoneH259Adjective dayH3117Noun Masculine

Commentary for Isaiah 10:17

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry

Overview of Isaiah 10:17

Summary

Israel's light burns and destroys the enemy

Place

Israel

Event

Fire of judgment consumes enemies

Estimated Time Period

c. 700 BC