For wickedness burneth as the fire: it shall devour the briers and thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they shall mount up like the lifting up of smoke.
For wickednes burneth as the fire: it ſhall deuoure the briers and thornes, and ſhall kindle in the thickets of the forreſt, and they ſhall mount vp like the lifting vp of ſmoke.
אָבַךְ , verb, ʾavakh — to turn (value 23)
H55,
אָבַךְ ʼâbak, aw-bak'; a primitive root; probably to coil upward:—mount up.to roll, turn
(Hithpael) to roll, roll up, billow
Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1  Occurrence Count
אָכַל , verb, ʾakhal — to eat (value 51)
H398,
אָכַל ʼâkal, aw-kal'; a primitive root; to eat (literally or figuratively):—× at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, × freely, × in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, × quite.to eat, devour, burn up, feed
(Qal)
to eat (human subject)
to eat, devour (of beasts and birds)
to devour, consume (of fire)
to devour, slay (of sword)
to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought)
to devour (of oppression)
(Niphal)
to be eaten (by men)
to be devoured, consumed (of fire)
to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh)
(Pual)
to cause to eat, feed with
to cause to devour
(Hiphil)
to feed
to cause to eat
(Piel)
consume
Used in 703 Verses, 38 Books 803  Occurrence Count
אֵשׁ , feminine noun, ʾeysh — a fire (value 301)
H784,
אֵשׁ ʼêsh, aysh; a primitive word; fire (literally or figuratively):—burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.fire
fire, flames
supernatural fire (accompanying theophany)
fire (for cooking, roasting, parching)
altar-fire
God's anger (fig.)
Used in 346 Verses, 33 Books 376  Occurrence Count
בָּעַר , denominative verb, baʿar — to burn, consume (value 272)
H1197,
בָּעַר bâʻar, baw-ar'; a primitive root; also as denominative from H1198 to kindle, i.e. consume (by fire or by eating); to be (-come) brutish:—be brutish, bring (put, take) away, burn, (cause to) eat (up), feed, heat, kindle, set (on fire), waste.to burn, consume, kindle, be kindled
(Qal)
to begin to burn, be kindled, start burning
to burn, be burning
to burn, consume
Jehovah's wrath, human wrath (fig.)
(Piel)
to kindle, burn
to consume, remove (of guilt) (fig.)
(Hiphil)
to kindle
to burn up
to consume (destroy)
(Pual) to burn
denominative verb
to be stupid, brutish, barbarous
(Qal) to be stupid, dull-hearted, unreceptive
(Niphal) to be stupid, dull-hearted
(Piel) to feed, graze
(Hiphil) to cause to be grazed over
Used in 90 Verses, 20 Books 94  Occurrence Count
גֵּאוּת , feminine noun, geyʾut — majesty (value 410)
H1348,
גֵּאוּת gêʼûwth, gay-ooth'; from H1342; the same as 1346:—excellent things, lifting up, majesty, pride, proudly, raging.majesty
a rising up (of column of smoke)
a swelling (of sea)
majesty (of God)
pride
Used in 8 Verses, 2 Books 8  Occurrence Count
יַעַר , masculine noun, yaʿar — wood, forest, thicket (value 280)
H3293,
יַעַר yaʻar, yah'-ar; from an unused root probably meaning to thicken with verdure; a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees):—(honey-) comb, forest, wood.forest, wood, thicket, wooded height
Used in 59 Verses, 18 Books 59  Occurrence Count
יָצַת , verb, yatzat — to kindle, burn (value 500)
H3341,
יָצַת yâtsath, yaw-tsath'; a primitive root; to burn or set on fire; figuratively, to desolate:—burn (up), be desolate, set (on) fire (fire), kindle.to kindle, burn, set on fire
(Qal) to kindle
(Niphal)
to be kindled
to be left desolate
(Hiphil) to set on fire, kindle
Used in 28 Verses, 10 Books 29  Occurrence Count
כִּי , conjunction, kiy — that, for, when (value 30)
H3588,
כִּי kîy, kee; a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed:—and, (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), but, certainly, doubtless, else, even, except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, (al-) though, till, truly, until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since
that
yea, indeed
when (of time)
when, if, though (with a concessive force)
because, since (causal connection)
but (after negative)
that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if
but rather, but
except that
only, nevertheless
surely
that is
but if
for though
forasmuch as, for therefore
Used in 3909 Verses, 39 Books 4487  Occurrence Count
סְבָךְ , masculine noun, səvakh — a thicket (value 82)
H5442,
סְבָךְ çebâk, seb-awk'; from H5440, a copse:—thick(-et).Used in 4 Verses, 3 Books 4  Occurrence Count
עָשָׁן , masculine noun, ʿashan — smoke (value 420)
H6227,
עָשָׁן ʻâshân, aw-shawn'; from H6225; smoke, literally or figuratively (vapor, dust, anger):—smoke(-ing).smoke
smoke
in metaphor, simile
smoke (fig.)
Used in 24 Verses, 13 Books 24  Occurrence Count
רִשְׁעָה , feminine noun, rishʿa — wickedness (value 575)
H7564,
רִשְׁעָה rishʻâh, rish-aw'; feminine of H7562; wrong (especially moral):—fault, wickedly(-ness).wickedness, guilt
wickedness (in civil relations)
wickedness (of enemies)
wickedness (ethical and religious)
Used in 15 Verses, 6 Books 15  Occurrence Count
שַׁיִת , collective masculine noun, shayit — thornbushes (value 710)
H7898,
שַׁיִת shayith, shah'-yith; from H7896; scrub or trash, i.e. wild growth of weeds or briers (as if put on the field):—thorns.Used in 7 Verses, 1 Book 7  Occurrence Count
שָׁמִיר , masculine noun, shamiyr — a thorn, adamant, flint (value 550)
H8068,
שָׁמִיר shâmîyr, shaw-meer'; from H8104 in the original sense of pricking; a thorn; also (from its keenness for scratching) a gem, probably the diamond:—adamant (stone), brier, diamond.thorn(s), adamant, flint
thorns, thorn-bushes
adamant (as sharp)
a sharp stone, flint
perhaps a diamond
Used in 11 Verses, 4 Books 11  Occurrence Count
| Isaiah 9:18Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| For wickedness burneth as the fire: it shall devour the briers and thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they shall mount up like the lifting up of smoke. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| כִּֽי־בָעֲרָ֤ה כָאֵשׁ֙ רִשְׁעָ֔ה שָׁמִ֥יר וָשַׁ֖יִת תֹּאכֵ֑ל וַתִּצַּת֙ בְּסִֽבְכֵ֣י הַיַּ֔עַר וַיִּֽתְאַבְּכ֖וּ גֵּא֥וּת עָשָֽׁן׃ |
| Verse #17848 (Ch. #688) — 13 words, 52 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| For wickedness |
H7564rishʿa |
רִשְׁעָה |
575 |
| burneth |
H1197baʿar |
בָּעַר |
272 |
| as the fire: |
H784ʾeysh |
אֵשׁ |
301 |
| it shall devour |
H398ʾakhal |
אָכַל |
51 |
| the briers |
H8068shamiyr |
שָׁמִיר |
550 |
| and thorns, |
H7898shayit |
שַׁיִת |
710 |
| and shall kindle |
H3341yatzat |
יָצַת |
500 |
| in the thickets |
H5442səvakh |
סְבָךְ |
82 |
| of the forest, |
H3293yaʿar |
יַעַר |
280 |
| and they shall mount up |
H55ʾavakh |
אָבַךְ |
23 |
| like the lifting up |
H1348geyʾut |
גֵּאוּת |
410 |
| of smoke. |
H6227ʿashan |
עָשָׁן |
420 |
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