Isaiah 9:18

New English Translation

¹⁸For^[a] evil burned like a fire,^[b]
it consumed thorns and briers;
it burned up the thickets of the forest,
and they went up in smoke.^[c]

Isaiah 9:18 tn Or “Indeed” (cf. NIV “Surely”). The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.
Isaiah 9:18 sn Evil was uncontrollable and destructive, and so can be compared to a forest fire.
Isaiah 9:18 tn Heb “and they swirled [with] the rising of the smoke” (cf. NRSV).

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