Isaiah 10:17

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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;And the Light of Israel will become a fire, and its Holy One a flame. In a single day it will burn and devour Assyria’s thorns and thistles.

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Hebrew words

וְהָיָהvehayahand it will becomeH1961אוֹר־'or-[the] light ofH216יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478לְאֵשׁle'esh<into> a fireH784וּקְדוֹשׁוֹukedoshoand holy [one] itsH6918לְלֶהָבָהlelehavah<into> a flameH3852וּבָעֲרָהuva'arahand it will burnH1197וְאָכְלָהve'akhelahand it will consumeH398שִׁיתוֹshitobush[es] hisH7898וּשְׁמִירוֹushemiroand thorn[s] hisH8068בְּיוֹםbeyomin a dayH3117אֶחָד׃'echadoneH259

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People and places

People: Jacob

Places: Assyria