Parallel Verses New International Version And the remaining trees of his forests will be so few that a child could write them down. King James Bible And the rest of the trees of his forest shall be few, that a child may write them. Darby Bible Translation And the remainder of the trees of his forest shall be few: yea, a child might write them. World English Bible The remnant of the trees of his forest shall be few, so that a child could write their number. Young's Literal Translation And the rest of the trees of his forest are few, And a youth doth write them. Isaiah 10:19 Parallel Commentary Clarke's Commentary on the BibleAnd it shall burn and devour his thorns "And he shall burn and consume his thorn" - The briers and thorns are the common people; the glory of his forest are the nobles and those of highest rank and importance. See note on Isaiah 9:17, and compare Ezekiel 20:47. The fire of God's wrath shall destroy them, both great and small; it shall consume them from the soul to the flesh; a proverbial expression; soul and body, as we say; it shall consume them entirely and altogether; and the few that escape shall be looked upon as having escaped from the most imminent danger; "as a firebrand plucked out of the fire," Amos 4:11; ὡς δια πυρος, so as by fire, 1 Corinthians 3:15; as a man when a house is burning is forced to make his escape by running through the midst of the fire. I follow here the reading of the Septuagint, כמאש נסס kemash noses, ὡς ὁ φευγων απω φλογος χαιομενης, as he who flees from the burning flame. Symmachus also renders the latter word by φευγων, flying. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge few. Heb. number Library Light or Fire?'And the Light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day.'--ISAIAH x. 17. With grand poetry the prophet pictures the Assyrian power as a forest consumed like thistles and briers by the fire of God. The text suggests solemn truths about the divine Nature and its manifestations. I. The Essential Character of God. Light and Holiness are substantially parallel. Light symbolises purity, but also knowledge and joy. Holiness … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture If Then the Prophets Prophesied that the Son of God was to Appear Upon The... "Destroyed for Lack of Knowledge" A Discourse of the House and Forest of Lebanon Cross References Isaiah 21:17 The survivors of the archers, the warriors of Kedar, will be few." The LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken. Isaiah 32:19 Though hail flattens the forest and the city is leveled completely, Jeremiah 44:28 Those who escape the sword and return to the land of Judah from Egypt will be very few. Then the whole remnant of Judah who came to live in Egypt will know whose word will stand--mine or theirs. Jump to Previous Child Few Forest Forests Remainder Remaining Remnant Rest Small Trees Wood Write Writing YouthJump to Next Child Few Forest Forests Remainder Remaining Remnant Rest Small Trees Wood Write Writing YouthLinks Isaiah 10:19 NIVIsaiah 10:19 NLT Isaiah 10:19 ESV Isaiah 10:19 NASB Isaiah 10:19 KJV Isaiah 10:19 Bible Apps Isaiah 10:19 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 10:19 Chinese Bible Isaiah 10:19 French Bible Isaiah 10:19 German Bible Isaiah 10:19 Commentaries THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®. Bible Hub |