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Isaiah 9:18
New English Translation
Isaiah 9:18
New English Translation
18 For[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]
Footnotes
- 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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