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Your own breath will turn to fire and consume you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/33.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You conceive chaff; you give birth to stubble; your breath is a fire that will consume you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/33.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You conceive chaff; you give birth to stubble. Your breath is a fire that will consume you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/33.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath, <i>as</i> fire, shall devour you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/33.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You shall conceive chaff, You shall bring forth stubble; Your breath, <i>as</i> fire, shall devour you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/33.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“You have conceived chaff, you will give birth to stubble; My breath will consume you like a fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/33.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You have conceived chaff, you will give birth to stubble; My breath will consume you like a fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/33.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“You have conceived chaff, you will give birth to stubble; My breath will consume you like a fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/33.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You have conceived chaff, you will give birth to stubble; My breath will consume you like a fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/33.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“You have conceived dried grass, you will give birth to stubble; My breath is a fire that will consume you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/33.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will conceive chaff; you will give birth to stubble. Your breath is fire that will consume you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/33.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will conceive chaff; you will give birth to stubble. Your breath is fire that will consume you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/33.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath is a fire that shall devour you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/33.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Your deeds are straw that will be set on fire by your very own breath. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/33.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath is a fire that shall devour you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/33.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You will be pregnant with hay. You will give birth to straw. Your breath will be a fire which will burn you up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/33.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You make worthless plans and everything you do is useless. My spirit is like a fire that will destroy you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/33.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You conceive dried grass, you give birth to stubble; your breath is a fire that will consume you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/33.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You conceive chaff; you give birth to stubble. Your breath is a fire that will consume you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/33.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You conceive straw, you give birth to chaff; your breath is a fire that destroys you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/33.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You will conceive chaff. You will bring forth stubble. Your breath is a fire that will devour you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/33.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath, as fire, shall devour you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/33.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You will conceive chaff. You will give birth to stubble. Your breath is a fire that will devour you. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/33.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You conceive chaff, you bear stubble; Your spirit—a fire [that] devours you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/33.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Ye conceive chaff, ye bear stubble, Your spirit! -- fire devoureth you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/33.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Ye shall conceive dry grass, ye shall bring forth straw: your spirit of fire shall consume you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/33.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />You shall conceive heat, you shall bring forth stubble: your breath as fire shall devour you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/33.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />You will conceive heat. You will give birth to stubble. Your own spirit will devour you like fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/33.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You conceive dry grass, bring forth stubble; my spirit shall consume you like fire. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/33.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You conceive chaff, you bring forth stubble; your breath is a fire that will consume you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/33.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />You shall conceive thorns, you shall bring forth stubble; your breath, as fire, shall devour you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/33.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And you shall conceive thorns and you shall bring forth stubble; by your breath fire shall consume you<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/33.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Ye conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble; Your breath is a fire that shall devour you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/33.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Now shall ye see, now shall ye perceive; the strength of your breath, shall be vain; fire shall devour you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/33-11.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=6943" 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/33.htm">The LORD is Exalted</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>“Now I will arise,” says the LORD. “Now I will lift Myself up. Now I will be exalted. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2029.htm" title="2029: ta·hă·rū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To conceive, become pregnant. A primitive root; to be pregnant, conceive.">You conceive</a> <a href="/hebrew/2842.htm" title="2842: ḥă·šaš (N-ms) -- Chaff. By variation for qash; dry grass.">chaff;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: tê·lə·ḏū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage.">you give birth to</a> <a href="/hebrew/7179.htm" title="7179: qaš (N-ms) -- Stubble, chaff. From qashash; straw.">stubble.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: rū·ḥă·ḵem (N-msc:: 2mp) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">Your breath</a> <a href="/hebrew/784.htm" title="784: ’êš (N-cs) -- A fire. A primitive word; fire.">is a fire</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: tō·ḵal·ḵem (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs:: 2mp) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">that will consume you.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>The peoples will be burned to ashes, like thorns cut down and set ablaze.…<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="/psalms/7-14.htm">Psalm 7:14</a></span><br />Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/15-35.htm">Job 15:35</a></span><br />They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb is pregnant with deceit.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/8-7.htm">Hosea 8:7</a></span><br />For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. There is no standing grain; what sprouts fails to yield flour. Even if it should produce, the foreigners would swallow it up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7-8</a></span><br />Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return. / The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-15.htm">James 1:15</a></span><br />Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/22-8.htm">Proverbs 22:8</a></span><br />He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-16.htm">Matthew 7:16-20</a></span><br />By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? / Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. / A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/12-13.htm">Jeremiah 12:13</a></span><br />They have sown wheat but harvested thorns. They have exhausted themselves to no avail. Bear the shame of your harvest because of the fierce anger of the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/2-1.htm">Micah 2:1</a></span><br />Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-21.htm">Romans 6:21</a></span><br />What fruit did you reap at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? The outcome of those things is death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-4.htm">Isaiah 59:4</a></span><br />No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/10-13.htm">Hosea 10:13</a></span><br />You have plowed wickedness and reaped injustice; you have eaten the fruit of lies. Because you have trusted in your own way and in the multitude of your mighty men,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-24.htm">Matthew 13:24-30</a></span><br />Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. / But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away. / When the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/9-6.htm">2 Corinthians 9:6</a></span><br />Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/1-31.htm">Proverbs 1:31</a></span><br />So they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You shall conceive chaff, you shall bring forth stubble: your breath, as fire, shall devour you.</p><p class="hdg">conceive</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/8-9.htm">Isaiah 8:9,10</a></b></br> Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/10-7.htm">Isaiah 10:7-14</a></b></br> Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but <i>it is</i> in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/17-13.htm">Isaiah 17:13</a></b></br> The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but <i>God</i> shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.</p><p class="hdg">your</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/5-24.htm">Isaiah 5:24</a></b></br> Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, <i>so</i> their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/30-30.htm">Isaiah 30:30-33</a></b></br> And the LORD shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of <i>his</i> anger, and <i>with</i> the flame of a devouring fire, <i>with</i> scattering, and tempest, and hailstones… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/31-8.htm">Isaiah 31:8,9</a></b></br> Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/24-6.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-19.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-33.htm">Breath</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-11.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-5.htm">Chaff</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-14.htm">Conceive</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-18.htm">Conceived</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-8.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-6.htm">Consumes</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-7.htm">Designs</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-8.htm">Devour</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-20.htm">Devoureth</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-2.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-17.htm">Effect</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-9.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-20.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-6.htm">Grass</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-5.htm">Profit</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-15.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-10.htm">Straw</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-24.htm">Stubble</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/37-3.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-3.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-16.htm">Breath</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-12.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-15.htm">Chaff</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-4.htm">Conceive</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-3.htm">Conceived</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-2.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-14.htm">Consumes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-21.htm">Designs</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-12.htm">Devour</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-12.htm">Devoureth</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-1.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-26.htm">Effect</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-12.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-1.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-7.htm">Grass</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">Profit</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-16.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-25.htm">Straw</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-24.htm">Stubble</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 33</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/33-1.htm">God's judgments against the enemies of the church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/33-13.htm">The consternation of sinners, and privileges of the godly</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In ancient Israel, chaff was the husk separated from the grain during threshing, considered worthless and discarded. The metaphor suggests that the plans and actions of the people are empty and without substance. This aligns with the broader biblical theme of human efforts apart from God being ultimately fruitless, as seen in <a href="/psalms/1-4.htm">Psalm 1:4</a>, where the wicked are compared to chaff driven by the wind.<p><b>you give birth to stubble.</b><br>Stubble refers to the leftover stalks after a field has been harvested, another symbol of worthlessness. The imagery of giving birth to stubble emphasizes the idea of producing something that lacks value and is destined for destruction. This can be connected to the concept of spiritual barrenness, where actions not rooted in righteousness lead to emptiness. The futility of relying on human strength and wisdom is echoed in passages like <a href="/jeremiah/17-5.htm">Jeremiah 17:5-6</a>, which contrasts the cursed man who trusts in man with the blessed man who trusts in the Lord.<p><b>Your breath is a fire that will consume you.</b><br>This phrase highlights the self-destructive nature of the people's actions. In biblical symbolism, fire often represents judgment and purification. Here, the breath, which can symbolize life and spirit, becomes a consuming fire, indicating that their own words and deeds will lead to their downfall. This can be seen as a warning of divine judgment, similar to the fire imagery in <a href="/isaiah/30-27.htm">Isaiah 30:27-30</a>, where God's breath is described as a consuming fire. The self-destructive consequences of sin are a recurring theme in Scripture, reminding believers of the importance of aligning with God's will to avoid such outcomes.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is the author of the book. He prophesied during the reigns of several kings of Judah and is known for his messages of both judgment and hope.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, often the primary audience of Isaiah's prophecies. During Isaiah's time, Judah faced threats from surrounding nations and internal corruption.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/assyria.htm">Assyria</a></b><br>A dominant empire during Isaiah's time, often seen as an instrument of God's judgment against Israel and Judah for their unfaithfulness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The capital city of Judah, frequently mentioned in Isaiah's prophecies as both a place of impending judgment and future restoration.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_judgment.htm">God's Judgment</a></b><br>A recurring theme in Isaiah, where God warns of the consequences of sin and rebellion, often using vivid imagery to convey the seriousness of His message.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_sinful_endeavors.htm">The Futility of Sinful Endeavors</a></b><br>Just as chaff and stubble are worthless, so are the pursuits that are not rooted in God's righteousness. Our efforts apart from God will ultimately lead to destruction.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_rebellion.htm">The Consequences of Rebellion</a></b><br>The imagery of fire consuming highlights the inevitable judgment that comes from living in opposition to God's will. It serves as a warning to turn back to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_words.htm">The Power of Words</a></b><br>The "breath" that becomes a consuming fire can be seen as a metaphor for the destructive power of words and actions that are not aligned with God's truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance.htm">Call to Repentance</a></b><br>This verse serves as a call to examine our lives and turn away from pursuits that lead to spiritual emptiness, urging us to seek God's guidance and righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_redemption.htm">Hope in God's Redemption</a></b><br>While the verse speaks of judgment, it also points to the need for redemption, which is available through faith in Christ, who offers a way out of the cycle of sin and judgment.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_33.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 33</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_his_son's_name.htm">What does 'baptized with the Holy Spirit and fire' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_moses_see_god_and_survive.htm">How could Moses and the elders literally 'see' God and survive (Exodus 24:9-11)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_isaiah_47_14_prophecy.htm">Isaiah 47:14 - Where is the historical or scientific evidence of people burning up like stubble as a direct fulfillment of this prophecy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_hell_eternal_(matt_25_46_vs_mal_4_1).htm">Is hell eternal? (Matthew 25:46 vs. Malachi 4:1)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/33.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">Ye shall conceive chaff . . .</span>--Primarily the words are addressed to the Assyrian invaders, but not without a side glance at all who had been weaving their own webs of policy instead of trusting in Jehovah. Scheme and result, conception and parturition, would be alike worthless.<p><span class= "bld">Your breath, as fire . . .</span>--"Breath," the hot panting of rage; this, instead of working the destruction of Judah, should prove suicidal.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/33.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Ye shall conceive chaff</span>. The <span class="accented">Assyrian</span> plans against Jerusalem shall be mere "chaff" and "<span class="accented">stubble</span>." They shall come to naught. Nay, the fury of the foe against Jerusalem shall be the fire to destroy them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/33-11.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">You conceive</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּהֲר֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ta·hă·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2029.htm">Strong's 2029: </a> </span><span class="str2">To conceive, become pregnant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">chaff;</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲשַׁ֖שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·šaš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2842.htm">Strong's 2842: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dry grass</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you give birth to</span><br /><span class="heb">תֵּ֣לְדוּ</span> <span class="translit">(tê·lə·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3205.htm">Strong's 3205: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">stubble.</span><br /><span class="heb">קַ֑שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(qaš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7179.htm">Strong's 7179: </a> </span><span class="str2">Stubble, chaff</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your breath</span><br /><span class="heb">רוּחֲכֶ֕ם</span> <span class="translit">(rū·ḥă·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is a fire</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֖שׁ</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">that will consume you.</span><br /><span class="heb">תֹּאכַלְכֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(tō·ḵal·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/33-11.htm">Isaiah 33:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/33-11.htm">Isaiah 33:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/33-11.htm">Isaiah 33:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/33-11.htm">Isaiah 33:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/33-11.htm">Isaiah 33:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/33-11.htm">Isaiah 33:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/33-11.htm">Isaiah 33:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/33-11.htm">Isaiah 33:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/33-11.htm">Isaiah 33:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/33-11.htm">Isaiah 33:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/33-11.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 33:11 You will conceive chaff (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/33-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 33:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 33:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/33-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 33:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 33:12" /></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>