The Meaning of Isaiah 10:17 Explained

Isaiah 10:17

KJV: 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;

YLT: And the light of Israel hath been for a fire, And his Holy One for a flame, And it hath burned, and devoured his thorn And his brier in one day.

Darby: 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 briars in one day,

ASV: And the light of Israel will be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame; and it will burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day.

Discover Isaiah 10:17

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Isaiah 10:17?

MEANING: What does Isaiah 10:17 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Isaiah 10:17 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Isaiah 10:17?

What is the context of Isaiah 10:17?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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;

What does Isaiah 10:17 Mean?

Context Summary

Isaiah 10:5-19 - The Mighty Laid Low

This question is addressed to the Assyrian invader, described as God's staff and rod. He was the means of inflicting deserved penalty on the world of that age, and especially on the Chosen People. He had no thought of this, but considered himself free to wreak his will without reference to that Higher Power whose agent he was. But the ruthless manner in which he carried out his work was destined to come under the divine judgment, Isaiah 10:12-15.

The capture of Jerusalem seemed as sure as the taking of a nest of eggs. The strongest barriers that the nations could oppose to his arms had fallen before the Assyrian king; and surely the Hebrew city should not escape. But God had yet to be reckoned with, Isaiah 10:16-19. The conception here is borrowed from a forest fire, which begins among the brushwood and presently consumes the loftiest and stoutest trees; so would the fire of destruction be kindled during the attack on the Holy City, which finally would involve the whole Assyrian empire. Let us not fear the wrath of man. God makes some portion of it to praise Him, and He restrains the remainder. [source]

Chapter Summary: Isaiah 10

¹ The woe of tyrants
⁵ Assyria, the rod of hypocrites, for its pride shall be broken
²⁰ A remnant of Israel shall be saved
²³ Judah is comforted with promise of deliverance from Assyria

What do the individual words in Isaiah 10:17 mean?

So will be the Light of Israel for a fire and his Holy one for a flame and it will burn and devour His thorns and his briers in day one

וְהָיָ֤ה אֽוֹר־ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לְאֵ֔שׁ וּקְדוֹשׁ֖וֹ לְלֶהָבָ֑ה וּבָעֲרָ֗ה וְאָֽכְלָ֛ה שִׁית֥וֹ וּשְׁמִיר֖וֹ בְּי֥וֹם אֶחָֽד

וְהָיָ֤ה	So will be
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
אֽוֹר־	the Light
Parse: Noun, common singular construct Root: אֹור Sense: light.
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	of Israel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
לְאֵ֔שׁ	for a fire
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, common singular Root: אֵשׁ Sense: fire.
וּקְדוֹשׁ֖וֹ	and his Holy one
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adjective, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: קָדֹושׁ Sense: sacred, holy, Holy One, saint, set apart.
לְלֶהָבָ֑ה	for a flame
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular Root: לֶהָבָה Sense: flame.
וּבָעֲרָ֗ה	and it will burn
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person feminine singular Root: בָּעַר Sense: to burn, consume, kindle, be kindled.
וְאָֽכְלָ֛ה	and devour
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person feminine singular Root: אָכַל Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.
שִׁית֥וֹ	His thorns
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: שַׁיִת Sense: thorn bushes.
וּשְׁמִיר֖וֹ	and his briers
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: שָׁמִיר Sense: thorn(s), adamant, flint.
בְּי֥וֹם	in day
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄום Sense: day, time, year.
אֶחָֽד	one
Parse: Number, masculine singular Root: אֶחָד Sense: one (number).

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