Isaiah

Isaiah 9:18–19

¹⁸For wickedness burns like a fire

that consumes the thorns and briers

and kindles the forest thickets,

which roll upward in billows of smoke.

¹⁹By the wrath of the LORD of Hosts

the land is scorched,

and the people are fuel for the fire.

No man even spares his brother.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
wickedness	רִשְׁעָ֔ה	riš·‘āh	Noun - feminine singular	H7564 wickedness
burns	בָעֲרָ֤ה	ḇā·‘ă·rāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H1197 burn, consume
like a fire	כָאֵשׁ֙	ḵā·’êš	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - common singular	H784 fire
that consumes	תֹּאכֵ֑ל	tō·ḵêl	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H398 eat
the thorns	וָשַׁ֖יִת	wā·ša·yiṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H7898 thorn-bushes
and briers	שָׁמִ֥יר	šā·mîr	Noun - masculine singular	H8068 thorn(s), adamant, flint
and kindles	וַתִּצַּת֙	wat·tiṣ·ṣaṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3341 kindle, burn
the forest	הַיַּ֔עַר	hay·ya·‘ar	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3293 wood, forest, thicket
thickets	בְּסִֽבְכֵ֣י	bə·siḇ·ḵê	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H5442 thicket
which roll upward	וַיִּֽתְאַבְּכ֖וּ	way·yiṯ·’ab·bə·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H55 coil
in billows	גֵּא֥וּת	gê·’ūṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1348 majesty
of smoke	עָשָֽׁן׃	‘ā·šān	Noun - masculine singular	H6227 smoke

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
By the wrath	בְּעֶבְרַ֛ת	bə·‘eḇ·raṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H5678 overflow, arrogance, fury
of the LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
of Hosts	צְבָא֖וֹת	ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ	Noun - common plural	H6635 army, war, warfare
the land	אָ֑רֶץ	’ā·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
is scorched	נֶעְתַּ֣ם	ne‘·tam	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6272 glow, be desolated
and the people	הָעָם֙	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
are	וַיְהִ֤י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
fuel	כְּמַאֲכֹ֣לֶת	kə·ma·’ă·ḵō·leṯ	Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3980 fuel
for the fire	אֵ֔שׁ	’êš	Noun - common singular	H784 fire
No	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
man	אִ֥ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
even spares	יַחְמֹֽלוּ׃	yaḥ·mō·lū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2550 spare
his brother	אָחִ֖יו	’ā·ḥîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother

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

Isaiah 9:18 Psalm 83:14 · Malachi 4:1 · Isaiah 34:8–10 · Isaiah 5:24 · Nahum 1:10

Isaiah 9:19 Micah 7:2 · Micah 7:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.