Isaiah Chapter 1 verse 31 Holy Bible

ASV Isaiah 1:31

And the strong shall be as tow, and his work as a spark; and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.
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BBE 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.
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DARBY Isaiah 1:31

And the strong shall be for tow, and his work a spark; and they shall both burn together, and there shall be none to quench [them].
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KJV Isaiah 1:31

And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.
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WEB Isaiah 1:31

The strong will be like tinder, And his work like a spark. They will both burn together, And no one will quench them."
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YLT Isaiah 1:31

And the strong hath been for tow, And his work for a spark, And burned have both of them together, And there is none quenching!
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 31. - The strong (literally, the strong one) shall be as tow; i.e. weak and powerless (comp. Judges 16:9), utterly unable to resist the Divine fiat when it goes forth. The maker of it. An extraordinary mistranslation, since po'al never means anything but "work." His own acts would light the fire by which the "strong one" would be consumed and perish. "Nec lex justior ulla est,Quam necis artifices arts perire sua."

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(31) The maker of it as a spark.--Better, his work as a spark. The sin itself becomes the instrument of destruction. The mighty and the proud, who were foremost in the work of idolatry, and who did not repent, should perish with their work--i.e., with the idol which their hands had made. The tow and the spark are chosen as representing the most rapid form of combustion.