KJV King James Version
The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Isaiah 33:14
The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling grips the ungodly: “Who of us can dwell with a consuming fire? Who of us can dwell with everlasting flames?”
WEB World English Bible
The sinners in Zion are afraid. Trembling has seized the godless ones. Who among us can live with the devouring fire? Who among us can live with everlasting burning?
ASV American Standard Version
The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling hath seized the godless ones: Who among us can dwell with the devouring fire? who among us can dwell with everlasting burnings?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Afraid in Zion have been sinners, Seized hath trembling the profane: Who doth dwell for us—consuming fire, Who doth dwell for us—burnings of the age?
Surrounding context — Isaiah 33
11 Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath, [as] fire, shall devour you.
12 And the people shall be [as] the burnings of lime: [as] thorns cut up shall they be burned in the fire.
13 Hear, ye [that are] far off, what I have done; and, ye [that are] near, acknowledge my might.
14 The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?
15 He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;
16 He shall dwell on high: his place of defence [shall be] the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters [shall be] sure.
17 Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
פָּחֲד֤וּH6342 · pa.chadto dreadבְצִיּוֹן֙H6726 · tsiy.yonZionחַטָּאִ֔יםH2400 · chat.tasinnerאָחֲזָ֥הH270 · a.chazto graspרְעָדָ֖הH7461 · ra.adtremblingחֲנֵפִ֑יםH2611 · cha.nephprofaneמִ֣י׀H4310 · miwho?יָג֣וּרH1481 · gurto sojournלָ֗נוּH9035 · nuusאֵ֚שׁH784 · eshfireאוֹכֵלָ֔הH398 · a.khalto eatמִי־H4310 · miwho?יָג֥וּרH1481 · gurto sojournלָ֖נוּH9035 · nuusמוֹקְדֵ֥יH4168 · mo.qedburningעוֹלָֽם׃H5769 · o.lamforever: enduring
Cross-references
Hebrews 12:29For our God [is] a consuming fire.Matthew 25:46And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.Isaiah 66:24And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.Matthew 18:8Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast [them] from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.Matthew 25:41Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:Deuteronomy 5:24-25And ye said, Behold, the LORD our God hath shewed us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God doth talk with man, and he liveth.Revelation 14:10The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:Isaiah 29:13Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near [me] with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:Revelation 6:15-17And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;2 Thessalonians 1:8In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:Job 18:11Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet.Nahum 1:6Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.Revelation 20:10And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet [are], and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.Matthew 22:12And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.Isaiah 10:6I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.Isaiah 29:6Thou shalt be visited of the LORD of hosts with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with storm and tempest, and the flame of devouring fire.Deuteronomy 32:21-24They have moved me to jealousy with [that which is] not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with [those which are] not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.Psalm 11:6Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: [this shall be] the portion of their cup.
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