Isaiah 1:31
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 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. | The strong man will become tinder and his work will be a spark; both will burn together, with no one to quench the flames. | And the strong shall be as tow, and his work as a spark; and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and he will become | וְהָיָ֤ה | ve-ha-YAH | H1961 | to beהָיָה (ha.yah) 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) --- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) … |
| the strong [person] | הֶחָסֹן֙ | he-cha-SON | H2634 | strongחָסֹן (cha.son) strong |
| into tow | לִנְעֹ֔רֶת | lin-'O-ret | H5296 | towנְעֹ֫רֶת (ne.o.ret) a strand of flax, tow (as shaken from flax when beaten) |
| and work his | וּפֹעֲל֖וֹ | u-fo-'a-LO | H6467 | workפֹּ֫עַל (po.al) 1) work, deed, doing 1a) deed, thing done 1b) work, thing made 1c) wages of work 1d) acquisition (of treasure) |
| into a spark | לְנִיצ֑וֹץ | le-ni-TZOTZ | H5213 | sparkנִיצוֹץ (ni.tsots) spark |
| and they will burn | וּבָעֲר֧וּ | u-va-'a-RU | H1197A | to burn: burnבָּעַר (ba.ar) : burn/ignite 1) to burn, consume, kindle, be kindled 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to begin to burn, be kindled, start burning 1a2) to burn, be burning 1a3) to burn, consume 1a4) Jehovah's wrath, human wrath (fig.) 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to kindle, burn 1b2) to consume, remove (of guilt) (fig.) 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to kindle 1c2) to burn up 1c3) to consume (destroy) 1d) (Pual) to burn |
| both of them | שְׁנֵיהֶ֛ם | she-nei-HEM | H8147 | twoשְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) 1) two 1a) two (the cardinal number) 1a1) two, both, double, twice 1b) second (the ordinal number) 1c) in combination with other numbers 1d) both (a dual number) |
| together | יַחְדָּ֖ו | yach-DAV | H3162B | togetherיָחְדָּו (yach.dav) adv together |
| and there not | וְאֵ֥ין | ve-'EIN | H0369 | nothingאַ֫יִן (a.yin) 1) nothing, not, nought n 1a) nothing, nought neg 1b) not 1c) to have not (of possession) adv 1d) without w/prep 1e) for lack of |
| [will be one who] extinguishes | מְכַבֶּֽה׃ ס | me-kha-BEH | H3518 | to quenchכָּבָה (ka.vah) 1) to quench, put out, be put out, be quenched, be extinguished 1a) (Qal) to be quenched, be extinguished 1b) (Piel) to quench, extinguish |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.