Isaiah 10:17
The Scripture
(17) 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;
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Isaiah pronounced woe on those who decreed unjust laws and oppressed the poor, then declared that Assyria was merely the rod of God's anger sent to punish Israel's hypocrisy. Because Assyria boasted in its own strength rather than acknowledging the LORD, God promised to judge Assyria's pride and destroy its army after using it as His instrument.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Isaiah 60:19Psalms 27:1Psalms 84:11Revelation 21:23Revelation 22:5Isaiah 30:27Isaiah 30:28Isaiah 33:14Isaiah 64:1Isaiah 64:2Isaiah 66:15Isaiah 66:16
Related verses (shared words)
Isaiah 30:26Isaiah 60:19Luke 11:36John 12:36Isaiah 9:18Isaiah 27:4