Isaiah

Isaiah 10:17

¹⁷And 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.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And the Light	אֽוֹר־	’ō·wr-	Noun - common singular construct	H216 light
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
will become	וְהָיָ֤ה	wə·hā·yāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a fire	לְאֵ֔שׁ	lə·’êš	Preposition-l; Noun - common singular	H784 fire
and its Holy One	וּקְדוֹשׁ֖וֹ	ū·qə·ḏō·wō·šōw	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6918 sacred, holy
a flame	לְלֶהָבָ֑ה	lə·le·hā·ḇāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H3852 id.
In a single	אֶחָֽד׃	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
day	בְּי֥וֹם	bə·yō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
it will burn	וּבָעֲרָ֗ה	ū·ḇā·‘ă·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H1197 burn, consume
and devour	וְאָֽכְלָ֛ה	wə·’ā·ḵə·lāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H398 eat
Assyria’s thorns	שִׁית֥וֹ	šî·ṯōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7898 thorn-bushes
and thistles	וּשְׁמִיר֖וֹ	ū·šə·mî·rōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8068 thorn(s), adamant, flint

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 27:4 · Isaiah 37:23 · Revelation 22:5 · Numbers 11:1–3 · Jeremiah 7:20 · Numbers 16:35 · Jeremiah 4:4 · Nahum 1:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.