2 Samuel 23:6-7
New American Standard Bible
6 (A)But the worthless, every one of them, are like scattered thorns,
Because they cannot be taken in hand;
7 Instead, the man who touches them
Must be [a]armed with iron and the shaft of a spear,
And (B)they will be completely burned with fire in their [b]place.”
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 23:7 Lit filled
- 2 Samuel 23:7 Lit sitting
2 Samuel 23:6-7
New International Version
6 But evil men are all to be cast aside like thorns,(A)
which are not gathered with the hand.
7 Whoever touches thorns
uses a tool of iron or the shaft of a spear;
they are burned up where they lie.”
Isaiah 10:17
New American Standard Bible
17 And the (A)Light of Israel will become a fire and [a]Israel’s (B)Holy One a flame,
And it will (C)burn and devour [b]his thorns and his briars in a single day.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 10:17 Lit his
- Isaiah 10:17 I.e., the Assyrian king’s forces
Isaiah 10:17
New International Version
Isaiah 27:4
New American Standard Bible
4 I have no wrath.
Should [a]someone give Me (A)briars and thorns in battle,
Then I would step on them, (B)I would burn them [b]completely.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 27:4 Lit who
- Isaiah 27:4 Lit altogether
Isaiah 27:4
New International Version
4 I am not angry.
If only there were briers and thorns confronting me!
I would march against them in battle;
I would set them all on fire.(A)
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