18. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Isaiah 9:18:1 ⧉כִּֽי־בָעֲרָ֤הkivaarafor it burned Isaiah 9:18:2 ⧉כָאֵשׁ֙kaeshlike fire Isaiah 9:18:3 ⧉רִשְׁעָ֔הrishaawickedness Isaiah 9:18:4 ⧉שָׁמִ֥ירshamirbrier Isaiah 9:18:5 ⧉וָשַׁ֖יִתvashayitand thorn Isaiah 9:18:6 ⧉תֹּאכֵ֑לtokhelit consumes Isaiah 9:18:7 ⧉וַתְּצַת֙vattsetatand it kindles Isaiah 9:18:8 ⧉בִּסְבְכֵ֣יbisvekhein the thickets of Isaiah 9:18:9 ⧉הַיַּ֔עַרhayaarthe forest Isaiah 9:18:10 ⧉וַיִּתְאַבְּכ֖וּvayitevvekhuand they billow up Isaiah 9:18:11 ⧉גֵּא֥וֹתgeotrising Isaiah 9:18:12 ⧉עָשָׁ֖ן׃ashansmoke |
18. Formal Translation For wickedness burns like fire; it devours briers and thorns, it kindles in the thickets of the forest, and it mounts up in loftiness of smoke. |
18. Dynamic Translation Wickedness blazes like fire—it consumes briers and thorns, ignites the forest, and sends up billowing smoke. |