Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
The land was dark with the wrath of the Lord of armies: the people were like those who take men's flesh for food.
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
by the wrath of the Lord of Hosts,
and the people are like fuel for the fire.
No one has compassion on his brother.
International Standard Version
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.
A Conservative Version
Through the wrath of LORD of hosts is the land burnt up, and the people are as the fuel of fire; no man spares his brother.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
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.
Darby Translation
Through the wrath of Jehovah of hosts is the land burned up, and the people is as fuel for fire: a man spareth not his brother;
Julia Smith Translation
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.
King James 2000
Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts is the land burned, and the people shall be as the fuel for the fire: no man shall spare his brother.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The land was burned through the wrath of Yahweh of hosts, and the people became like fire fuel. {People had no compassion toward each other}.
Modern King James verseion
Through the wrath of Jehovah of Hosts is the land scorched, and the people shall be as the fuel of the fire; no man shall have pity on his brother.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For this cause shall the wrath of the LORD of Hosts fall upon the land, and the people shall be consumed, as it were with fire: no man shall spare his brother,
NET Bible
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.
New Heart English Bible
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.
The Emphasized Bible
Through the wrath of Yahweh of hosts, is the land consumed, - And the people have come to be, as fuel for fire, A man unto his own brother, sheweth not pity;
Webster
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.
World English Bible
Through the wrath of Yahweh of Armies, the land is burnt up; and the people are the fuel for the fire. No one spares his brother.
Youngs Literal Translation
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,
Themes
Anger of God » Manifested in judgments and afflictions
Ephraim » A tribe of israel » Prophecy concerning
Wicked people » Compared with » The fuel of fire
Interlinear
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 9:19
Verse Info
Context Readings
Yahweh's Anger Against Arrogance
18 For evil was burning like a fire; the blackberries and thorns were burned up; the thick woods took fire, rolling up in dark clouds of smoke. 19 The land was dark with the wrath of the Lord of armies: the people were like those who take men's flesh for food. 20 On the right a man was cutting off bits and was still in need; on the left a man took a meal but had not enough; no man had pity on his brother; every man was making a meal of the flesh of his neighbour.
Phrases
Cross References
Micah 7:2
The good man is gone from the earth, there is no one upright among men: they are all waiting secretly for blood, every man is going after his brother with a net.
Micah 7:6
For the son puts shame on his father, the daughter goes against her mother and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; and a man's haters are those of his family.
Isaiah 1:31
And the strong will be as food for the fire, and his work as a flame; and they will be burned together, with no one to put out the fire.
Isaiah 5:30
And his voice will be loud over him in that day like the sounding of the sea: and if a man's eyes are turned to the earth, it is all dark and full of trouble; and the light is made dark by thick clouds.
Isaiah 8:22
And he will be looking down on the earth, and there will be trouble and dark clouds, black night where there is no seeing.
Isaiah 13:9
See, the day of the Lord is coming, cruel, with wrath and burning passion: to make the land a waste, driving the sinners in it to destruction.
Isaiah 13:13
For this cause the heavens will be shaking, and the earth will be moved out of its place, in the wrath of the Lord of armies, and in the day of his burning passion.
Isaiah 13:18
In their hands are bows and spears; they are cruel, violently putting the young men to death, and crushing the young women; they have no pity for children, and no mercy for the fruit of the body.
Isaiah 24:6
For this cause the earth is given up to the curse, and those in it are judged as sinners: for this cause those living on the earth are burned up, and the rest are small in number.
Isaiah 24:11-12
There is a crying in the streets because of the wine; there is an end of all delight, the joy of the land is gone.
Isaiah 60:2
For truly, the earth will be dark, and the peoples veiled in blackest night; but the Lord will be shining on you, and his glory will be seen among you.
Jeremiah 13:16
Give glory to the Lord your God, before he makes it dark, and before your feet are slipping on the dark mountains, and, while you are looking for a light, he makes it into deep dark, into black night.
Ezekiel 9:5
And to these he said in my hearing, Go through the town after him using your axes: do not let your eyes have mercy, and have no pity:
Joel 2:2
For a day of dark and deep shade is near, a day of cloud and black night: like a black cloud a great and strong people is covering the mountains; there has never been any like them and will not be after them again, from generation to generation.
Amos 5:18
Sorrow to you who are looking for the day of the Lord! what is the day of the Lord to you? it is dark and not light.
Matthew 27:45
Now from the sixth hour it was dark over all the land till the ninth hour.
Acts 2:20
The sun will become dark and the moon will be turned to blood, before that great day of the Lord comes in glory:
2 Peter 2:4
For if God did not have pity for the angels who did evil, but sent them down into hell, to be kept in chains of eternal night till they were judged;