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.
18 And He will (D)destroy the glory of his forest and of his fruitful garden, both soul and body,
And it will be as when a sick person wastes away.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 10:17 Lit his
  2. Isaiah 10:17 I.e., the Assyrian king’s forces

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)
18 The splendor of his forests(E) and fertile fields
    it will completely destroy,(F)
    as when a sick person wastes away.

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18 Then the house of Jacob will be a (A)fire,
And the house of Joseph a flame;
But the house of Esau will be like stubble.
And they will set [a]them on fire and consume [b]them,
So that there will be (B)no survivor of the house of Esau,”
For the Lord has spoken.

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Footnotes

  1. Obadiah 1:18 I.e., the people of Esau
  2. Obadiah 1:18 I.e., the people of Esau

18 Jacob will be a fire
    and Joseph a flame;
Esau will be stubble,
    and they will set him on fire(A) and destroy(B) him.
There will be no survivors(C)
    from Esau.”
The Lord has spoken.

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The Doomed Flock

11 Open your doors, Lebanon,

So that a (A)fire may feed on your (B)cedars.

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11 Open your doors, Lebanon,(A)
    so that fire(B) may devour your cedars!

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