Isaiah 1:31

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.

a. NLT: The strongest among you will disappear like straw; their evil deeds will be the spark that sets it on fire. They and their evil works will burn up together, and no one will be able to put out the fire.

b. NIV: The mighty man will become tinder and his work a spark; both will burn together, with no one to quench the fire.”

c. YLT: 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!

d. Amplified Bible: And the strong shall become like tow and become tinder, and his work like a spark, and they shall both burn together, with none to quench them.

e. Septuagint: And their strength shall be as a thread of tow, and their works as sparks, and the transgressors and the sinners shall be burnt up together, and there shall be none to quench [them].

f. Stone Edition Torah/Writing/Prophets: The mighty will be like flax and its maker like a spark; and the two of them will burn together, with no one to extinguish it.

1. “And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark…”

a. and the strong [2634 * chacon] [Strong: from 2630; powerful:--strong.]

b. shall be as tow [5296 * ] [Strong: from 5287; something shaken out, i.e. tow (as the refuse of flax):--tow.] [Gesenius: a strand of flax, tow (as shaken from flax when beaten)

c. and the maker [6467 * po’al] [Strong: from 6466; an act or work (concretely):--act, deed, do, getting, maker, work.]

d. of it as a spark [5213 * niytsowts] [Strong: from 5340; a spark:--spark.]

2. “…and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.”

a. and they shall both [Strong:  dual of 8145; feminine shttayim {shet-tah'-yim}; two; also (as ordinal) twofold:--both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.]

b. burn [1197 * ba’ar] [Strong: a primitive root; to kindle, i.e. consume (by fire or by eating); also (as denominative from 1198) to be(-come) brutish:--be brutish, bring (put, take) away, burn, (cause to) eat (up), feed, heat, kindle, set ((on fire)), waste.]

c. together [3162 * ] [Strong: from 3161; properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly:--alike, at all (once), both, likewise, only, (al-)together, withal.]

d. and none shall quench [3518 * kabah] [Strong:  a primitive root; to expire or (causatively) to extinguish (fire, light, anger):--go (put) out, quench.]

1). This is speaking of the lake of fire.

a). Isaiah 66:22-24 For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the Lord, so shall your seed and your name remain.

66:23 And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the Lord.

66:24 And 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.

b). Revelation 20:11-15 Revelation 20:11-15    And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.

20:12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.

20:13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.

20:14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.

20:15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

c). Mark 9:42-48 And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.

9:43 And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:

9:44 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

9:45 And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:

9:46 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

9:47 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:

9:48 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

(1) Hell will eventually be cast into the lake of fire (Revelation 20:14).