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17 The Light of Israel will become a fire,
    the Holy One, a flame,
That burns and consumes its briers
    and its thorns in a single day.(A)

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17 The Light of Israel will become a fire,(A)
    their Holy One(B) a flame;
in a single day it will burn and consume
    his thorns(C) and his briers.(D)

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See, the Lord has a strong one, a mighty one,[a]
    who, like an onslaught of hail, a destructive storm,
Like a flood of water, great and overflowing,
    levels to the ground with violence;(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 28:2 A strong one, a mighty one: Assyria (cf. 8:7–8).

See, the Lord has one who is powerful(A) and strong.
    Like a hailstorm(B) and a destructive wind,(C)
like a driving rain and a flooding(D) downpour,
    he will throw it forcefully to the ground.

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    you shall be visited by the Lord of hosts,
With thunder, earthquake, and great noise,
    whirlwind, storm, and the flame of consuming fire.(A)

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    the Lord Almighty will come(A)
with thunder(B) and earthquake(C) and great noise,
    with windstorm and tempest(D) and flames of a devouring fire.(E)

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