Isaiah

Isaiah 9:18

18For wickedness burns like a fire

that consumes the thorns and briers

and kindles the forest thickets,

which roll upward in billows of smoke.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Forכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
wickednessרִשְׁעָ֔הriš·‘āhNoun - feminine singularH7564 wickedness
burnsבָעֲרָ֤הḇā·‘ă·rāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH1197 burn, consume
like a fireכָאֵשׁ֙ḵā·’êšPreposition-k, Article; Noun - common singularH784 fire
that consumesתֹּאכֵ֑לtō·ḵêlVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularH398 eat
the thornsוָשַׁ֖יִתwā·ša·yiṯConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH7898 thorn-bushes
and briersשָׁמִ֥ירšā·mîrNoun - masculine singularH8068 thorn(s), adamant, flint
and kindlesוַתִּצַּת֙wat·tiṣ·ṣaṯConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH3341 kindle, burn
the forestהַיַּ֔עַרhay·ya·‘arArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3293 wood, forest, thicket
thicketsבְּסִֽבְכֵ֣יbə·siḇ·ḵêPreposition-b; Noun - masculine plural constructH5442 thicket
which roll upwardוַיִּֽתְאַבְּכ֖וּway·yiṯ·’ab·bə·ḵūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH55 coil
in billowsגֵּא֥וּתgê·’ūṯNoun - feminine singular constructH1348 majesty
of smokeעָשָֽׁן׃‘ā·šānNoun - masculine singularH6227 smoke

Cross-references

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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.