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Isaiah 10:17 KJV
Isaiah · chapter 10 · verse 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;Isaiah 10:17 · King James Version
Isaiah 10:17 in context
15Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood.
16Therefore shall the Lord, the Lord of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory he shall kindle a burning like the burning of a fire.
17And 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;
18And shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body: and they shall be as when a standard-bearer fainteth.
19And the rest of the trees of his forest shall be few, that a child may write them.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- devourʼâkalto eatH398 →
- thornsshayithscrub or trashH7898 →
- briersshâmîyra thornH8068 →
- lightʼôwrillumination or luminaryH216 →
- flamelehâbâh{a flashH3852 →
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The destruction of the kingdom of Israel by Shalmaneser king of Assyria was foretold in the foregoing chapter, and it had its accomplishment in the sixth year of Hezekiah, Kg2 18:10. It was total and final, head and tail were all cut off.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 5-19