Isaiah · Chapter 9 King James Version

Isaiah 9:18

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The Scripture

(18) 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.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)

Isaiah prophesied the birth of a child who would bear the government upon his shoulder and be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, and The Prince of Peace, establishing an everlasting kingdom. He also pronounced judgment on the pride and wickedness of Israel and Ephraim, warning that God's anger was not turned away.

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