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The people will be fuel for the fire, and no one will spare even his own brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts the land is scorched, and the people are like fuel for the fire; no one spares another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />By the wrath of the LORD of Hosts the land is scorched, and the people are fuel for the fire. No man even spares his brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts is the land darkened, and the people shall be as the fuel of the fire: no man shall spare his brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts The land is burned up, And the people shall be as fuel for the fire; No man shall spare his brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />By the wrath of the LORD of armies the land is burned, And the people are like fuel for the fire; No one spares his brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />By the fury of the LORD of hosts the land is burned up, And the people are like fuel for the fire; No man spares his brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />By the fury of the LORD of hosts the land is burned up, And the people are like fuel for the fire; No man spares his brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />By the fury of Yahweh of hosts the land is burned up, And the people are like fuel for the fire; No man spares his brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />By the wrath of the LORD of hosts the land is burned up, And the people are like fuel for the fire; No man spares his brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The land is scorched by the wrath of the LORD of Armies, and the people are like fuel for the fire. No one has compassion on his brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The land is scorched by the wrath of the LORD of Hosts, and the people are like fuel for the fire. No one has compassion on his brother. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Through the wrath of Jehovah of hosts is the land burnt up; and the people are as the fuel of fire: no man spareth his brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD All-Powerful was angry and used the people as fuel for a fire that scorched the land. They turned against each other <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts is the land burnt up: the people also are as the fuel of fire; no man spareth his brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The land is scorched by the fury of the LORD of Armies, and the people are like fuel for the fire. No one shows concern for others:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Because the LORD Almighty is angry, his punishment burns like a fire throughout the land and destroys the people, and it is each of us for ourselves. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />From the wrath of the LORD of the Heavenly Armies the land has been scorched, and the people have become like fuel for the fire; no one will spare his neighbor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />By the wrath of the LORD of Hosts the land is scorched, and the people are fuel for the fire. No man even spares his brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Because of the anger of the LORD who commands armies, the land was scorched, and the people became fuel for the fire. People had no compassion on one another. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts, the land is burnt up; and the people are the fuel for the fire. No one spares his brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts is the land darkened, and the people shall be as the fuel of the fire: no man shall spare his brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Through Yahweh of Armies’ wrath, the land is burned up; and the people are the fuel for the fire. No one spares his brother. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />In the wrath of YHWH of Hosts "" The land has been consumed, "" And the people is as fuel of fire; A man has no pity on his brother,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> In the wrath of Jehovah of Hosts Hath the land been consumed, And the people is as fuel of fire; A man on his brother hath no pity,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />In the outpourings of Jehovah of armies the land was consumed, and the people will be as the food of fire: and they shall not pity a man to his brother.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />By the wrath of the Lord of hosts the land is troubled, and the people shall be as fuel for the fire: no man shall spare his brother. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The earth has been shaken by the wrath of the Lord of hosts, and the people will become like fuel for the fire. A man will not spare his own brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />At the wrath of the LORD of hosts the land quakes, and the people are like fuel for fire; no one spares his brother. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts the land was burned, and the people became like fuel for the fire; no one spared another.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Through the rebuke of the LORD of hosts the land trembles, and the people shall be as the fuel of the fire; no man shall spare his brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />In the rebuke of LORD JEHOVAH of Hosts the Earth shook, and the people was as the fuel of fire, and a man shall not show pity on his brother<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts is the land burnt up; The people also are as the fuel of fire; No man spareth his brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The whole earth is set on fire because of the fierce anger of the Lord, and the people shall be as men burnt by fire: no man shall pity his brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/9-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=2052" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/9.htm">Judgment Against Israel's Unrepentance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18</span>For wickedness burns like a fire that consumes the thorns and briers and kindles the forest thickets which roll upward in billows of smoke. <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5678.htm" title="5678: bə·‘eḇ·raṯ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Overflow, arrogance, fury. Feminine of eber; an outburst of passion.">By the wrath</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6635.htm" title="6635: ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ (N-cp) -- Or tsbadah; from tsaba'; a mass of persons, especially reg. Organized for war; by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively.">of Hosts</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’ā·reṣ (N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/6272.htm" title="6272: ne‘·tam (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- Perhaps to burn. A primitive root; probably to glow, i.e. be desolated.">is scorched,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: hā·‘ām (Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">and the people</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">are</a> <a href="/hebrew/3980.htm" title="3980: kə·ma·’ă·ḵō·leṯ (Prep-k:: N-fsc) -- Fuel. From 'akal; something eaten, i.e. Fuel.">fuel</a> <a href="/hebrew/784.htm" title="784: ’êš (N-cs) -- A fire. A primitive word; fire.">for the fire.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">No</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">man</a> <a href="/hebrew/2550.htm" title="2550: yaḥ·mō·lū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To spare. A primitive root; to commiserate; by implication, to spare.">even spares</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: ’ā·ḥîw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab).">his brother.</a> </span><span class="reftext">20</span>They carve out what is on the right, but they are still hungry; they eat what is on the left, but they are still not satisfied. Each one devours the flesh of his own offspring.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-20.htm">Jeremiah 7:20</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, My anger and My fury will be poured out on this place, on man and beast, on the trees of the field and the produce of the land, and it will burn and not be extinguished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-47.htm">Ezekiel 20:47-48</a></span><br />Say to the forest of the Negev: Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the Lord GOD says: I am about to ignite in you a fire, and it will devour all your trees, both green and dry. The blazing flame will not be quenched, and by it every face from south to north will be scorched. / Then all people will see that I, the LORD, have kindled it; it will not be quenched.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-22.htm">Deuteronomy 32:22</a></span><br />For a fire has been kindled by My anger, and it burns to the depths of Sheol; it consumes the earth and its produce, and scorches the foundations of the mountains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/21-12.htm">Jeremiah 21:12</a></span><br />O house of David, this is what the LORD says: ‘Administer justice every morning, and rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor, or My wrath will go forth like fire and burn with no one to extinguish it because of their evil deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/5-6.htm">Amos 5:6</a></span><br />Seek the LORD and live, or He will sweep like fire through the house of Joseph; it will devour everything, with no one at Bethel to extinguish it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-17.htm">Isaiah 10:17</a></span><br />And the Light of Israel will become a fire, and its Holy One a flame. In a single day it will burn and devour Assyria’s thorns and thistles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-27.htm">Isaiah 30:27</a></span><br />Behold, the Name of the LORD comes from afar, with burning anger and dense smoke. His lips are full of fury, and His tongue is like a consuming fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-15.htm">Isaiah 66:15-16</a></span><br />For behold, the LORD will come with fire—His chariots are like a whirlwind—to execute His anger with fury and His rebuke with flames of fire. / For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/1-6.htm">Nahum 1:6</a></span><br />Who can withstand His indignation? Who can endure His burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; even rocks are shattered before Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-18.htm">Zephaniah 1:18</a></span><br />Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them on the Day of the LORD’s wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy.” For indeed, He will make a sudden end of all who dwell on the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/4-1.htm">Malachi 4:1</a></span><br />“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be left to them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/3-12.htm">Matthew 3:12</a></span><br />His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/3-9.htm">Luke 3:9</a></span><br />The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-49.htm">Luke 12:49</a></span><br />I have come to ignite a fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-27.htm">Hebrews 10:27</a></span><br />but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts is the land darkened, and the people shall be as the fuel of the fire: no man shall spare his brother.</p><p class="hdg">is the land</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/5-30.htm">Isaiah 5:30</a></b></br> And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if <i>one</i> look unto the land, behold darkness <i>and</i> sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/8-22.htm">Isaiah 8:22</a></b></br> And they shall look unto the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish; and <i>they shall be</i> driven to darkness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/24-11.htm">Isaiah 24:11,12</a></b></br> <i>There is</i> a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone… </p><p class="hdg">fuel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/9-5.htm">Isaiah 9:5</a></b></br> For every battle of the warrior <i>is</i> with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood; but <i>this</i> shall be with burning <i>and</i> fuel of fire.</p><p class="hdg">no man</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/13-18.htm">Isaiah 13:18</a></b></br> <i>Their</i> bows also shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye shall not spare children.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/9-5.htm">Ezekiel 9:5</a></b></br> And to the others he said in mine hearing, Go ye after him through the city, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/micah/7-2.htm">Micah 7:2,6</a></b></br> The good <i>man</i> is perished out of the earth: and <i>there is</i> none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; 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The wrath of God is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, reflecting His response to sin and rebellion. In the context of Isaiah, this wrath is directed towards Israel due to their persistent idolatry and injustice. The concept of divine wrath is also seen in other scriptures, such as in the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 19) and the plagues of Egypt (Exodus 7-12). It serves as a reminder of God's holiness and the seriousness of sin.<p><b>the land is scorched</b><br>This imagery of a scorched land symbolizes the devastation and desolation resulting from God's judgment. In the ancient Near East, a scorched land would imply not only physical destruction but also economic ruin, as agriculture was the backbone of society. This devastation can be seen as a fulfillment of the covenant curses outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>, where disobedience leads to drought and famine. The scorched land also prefigures the ultimate judgment and renewal of creation, as seen in prophetic visions of a new heaven and new earth (<a href="/isaiah/65-17.htm">Isaiah 65:17</a>, <a href="/revelation/21.htm">Revelation 21:1</a>).<p><b>and the people are fuel for the fire</b><br>This phrase conveys the idea that the people themselves become the means of their own destruction, consumed by the consequences of their sin. It reflects the self-destructive nature of sin, where rebellion against God leads to inevitable ruin. This concept is echoed in other prophetic writings, such as <a href="/jeremiah/7-20.htm">Jeremiah 7:20</a>, where God's wrath is likened to an unquenchable fire. The imagery of fire is also used in the New Testament to describe the final judgment (<a href="/matthew/13-42.htm">Matthew 13:42</a>, <a href="/revelation/20-15.htm">Revelation 20:15</a>), highlighting the seriousness of turning away from God.<p><b>No man even spares his brother</b><br>This phrase illustrates the breakdown of social and familial bonds in the face of divine judgment. It suggests a society so consumed by sin and self-interest that even the natural affection between brothers is lost. This breakdown of relationships is a common theme in prophetic literature, where societal collapse is both a cause and a consequence of divine judgment (<a href="/micah/7-5.htm">Micah 7:5-6</a>). It also serves as a stark contrast to the teachings of Jesus, who emphasized love and reconciliation (<a href="/matthew/5-23.htm">Matthew 5:23-24</a>, <a href="/john/13-34.htm">John 13:34-35</a>), pointing to the transformative power of the Gospel in restoring broken relationships.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord_of_hosts.htm">The LORD of Hosts</a></b><br>This title emphasizes God's supreme authority and power over all heavenly and earthly armies. It underscores His ability to execute judgment and bring about His divine will.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land.htm">The Land</a></b><br>Refers to the land of Israel, which is experiencing the consequences of divine judgment due to the people's disobedience and sin.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_people.htm">The People</a></b><br>The inhabitants of Israel who are suffering under God's wrath. Their actions and attitudes have led to their own destruction, as they become "fuel for the fire."<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_fire.htm">The Fire</a></b><br>Symbolic of God's judgment and wrath, consuming the land and its people due to their persistent rebellion and sin.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/brother.htm">Brother</a></b><br>Represents the breakdown of societal and familial relationships, highlighting the extent of the chaos and destruction caused by sin and judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a></b><br>Sin has severe consequences, not only spiritually but also physically and socially. The imagery of fire consuming the land serves as a stark reminder of the destructive power of sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_righteous_judgment.htm">God's Righteous Judgment</a></b><br>God's wrath is not arbitrary but is a response to persistent disobedience and rebellion. Understanding His holiness helps us appreciate the need for repentance and obedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_breakdown_of_community.htm">The Breakdown of Community</a></b><br>Sin leads to division and strife among people, even among close relationships like family. This calls for a focus on reconciliation and love within our communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>The passage serves as a warning and a call to turn back to God. Recognizing the consequences of sin should lead us to seek His mercy and forgiveness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a></b><br>While the passage speaks of judgment, the broader context of Isaiah includes promises of restoration and redemption for those who turn back to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_end_times.htm">What does the Bible say about the end times?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_jesus_ride_a_white_horse_in_revelation.htm">Is Jesus depicted riding a white horse in Revelation?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_invasions_succeed_if_god_is_angry.htm">Psalm 76:7: If 'none can stand' before God's anger, how do we explain the numerous successful invasions of Judah documented in biblical and extrabiblical records?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_angels.htm">What does the Bible say about angels?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19, 20) <span class= "bld">Through the wrath of the Lord of hosts is the land darkened . . .</span>--The vision of darkness and famine which had come before the prophet's eyes in <a href="/isaiah/8-21.htm" title="And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward.">Isaiah 8:21</a> appears once again, and here, as there, it is a question whether the words are to be understood literally or figuratively. The definiteness of the language of <a href="/isaiah/9-20.htm" title="And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm:">Isaiah 9:20</a> suggests the thoughts of the horrors of a famine like that of Samaria (<a href="/context/2_kings/6-28.htm" title="And the king said to her, What ails you? And she answered, This woman said to me, Give your son, that we may eat him to day, and we will eat my son to morrow.">2Kings 6:28-29</a>), or of <a href="/context/deuteronomy/28-53.htm" title="And you shall eat the fruit of your own body, the flesh of your sons and of your daughters, which the LORD your God has given you, in the siege, and in the narrow place, with which your enemies shall distress you:">Deuteronomy 28:53-57</a>; <a href="/zechariah/11-9.htm" title="Then said I, I will not feed you: that that dies, let it die; and that that is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let the rest eat every one the flesh of another.">Zechariah 11:9</a>. But even that scene of horror might be only typical of a state of chaos and confusion pervading the whole order of society, fierce passions, jealousies, rivalries working out the destruction of the nation's life; such as Thucydides (iii. 82-84) has painted as the result of the Peloponnesian war. The mention of Ephraim and Manasseh as conspicuous in the self-destructive work confirms the figurative interpretation. They were devouring "the flesh of their own arm" when they allowed their old tribal jealousies (<a href="/judges/8-1.htm" title="And the men of Ephraim said to him, Why have you served us thus, that you called us not, when you went to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply.">Judges 8:1</a>; <a href="/context/judges/12-1.htm" title="And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said to Jephthah, Why passed you over to fight against the children of Ammon, and did not call us to go with you? we will burn your house on you with fire.">Judges 12:1-4</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/19-43.htm" title="And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than you: why then did you despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.">2Samuel 19:43</a>) to break up the unity of the nation. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Is the land darkened</span>; rather, <span class="accented">burst up</span> (<span class="greek">συγκέκαυται</span>, LXX.). The root used occurs in Arabic in this sense. It is not used elsewhere in Scripture. <span class="cmt_word">The people shall be as the fuel of the fire</span>. Though the general ravage, devastation, and desolation of the laud, with its buildings, its trees, and its other vegetable products, is included in the image of the fire devouring the thorny brakes and tangled thickets of a dense forest, yet the threat is intended still more against the Israelite <span class="accented">people</span>, who were the true "fuel of the fire," since the ravage would go on until the land should be depopulated. <span class="cmt_word">No man shall spare his brother</span>. We have here a new feature. Not only shall foreign enemies - Syrians and Philistines - dew, up Israel, but the plague of civil war will also be let loose upon them (comp. ver. 21, and see <a href="/2_kings/15-30.htm">2 Kings 15:30</a>, where we find that Pekah fell a victim to a conspiracy headed by Hoshea). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/9-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">By the wrath</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּעֶבְרַ֛ת</span> <span class="translit">(bə·‘eḇ·raṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5678.htm">Strong's 5678: </a> </span><span class="str2">Overflow, arrogance, fury</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> </span><span class="str2">YHWH</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Hosts</span><br /><span class="heb">צְבָא֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6635.htm">Strong's 6635: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the land</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֑רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is scorched,</span><br /><span class="heb">נֶעְתַּ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(ne‘·tam)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6272.htm">Strong's 6272: </a> </span><span class="str2">To glow, be desolated</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the people</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעָם֙</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְהִ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(way·hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fuel</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּמַאֲכֹ֣לֶת</span> <span class="translit">(kə·ma·’ă·ḵō·leṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3980.htm">Strong's 3980: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something eaten, fuel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for the fire.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֔שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’êš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_784.htm">Strong's 784: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">one</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֥ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will spare</span><br /><span class="heb">יַחְמֹֽלוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yaḥ·mō·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2550.htm">Strong's 2550: </a> </span><span class="str2">To commiserate, to spare</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his brother.</span><br /><span class="heb">אָחִ֖יו</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḥîw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm">Strong's 251: </a> </span><span class="str2">A brother, )</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/9-19.htm">Isaiah 9:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/9-19.htm">Isaiah 9:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/9-19.htm">Isaiah 9:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/9-19.htm">Isaiah 9:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/9-19.htm">Isaiah 9:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/9-19.htm">Isaiah 9:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/9-19.htm">Isaiah 9:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/9-19.htm">Isaiah 9:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/9-19.htm">Isaiah 9:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/9-19.htm">Isaiah 9:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/9-19.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 9:19 Through the wrath of Yahweh of Armies (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/9-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 9:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 9:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/9-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 9:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 9:20" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>