33 For [a]Tophet is prepared of old; it is even prepared for the [b]King; he hath made it [c]deep and large: the burning thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the Lord, like a river of brimstone, doth kindle it.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 30:33 Here it is taken for hell, where the wicked are tormented, read 2 Kings 23:10.
  2. Isaiah 30:33 So that their estate or degree cannot exempt the wicked.
  3. Isaiah 30:33 By these figurative speeches he declareth the condition of the wicked after this life.

33 Topheth(A) has long been prepared;
    it has been made ready for the king.
Its fire pit has been made deep and wide,
    with an abundance of fire and wood;
the breath(B) of the Lord,
    like a stream of burning sulfur,(C)
    sets it ablaze.(D)

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