“And the people shall be as the burnings of lime: as thorns cut up shall they be burned in the fire.”
Isaiah 33:12 (KJV) |
Isaiah 33:12
From Isaiah 33, in the Book of Isaiah (Old Testament).
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Now will I rise, saith the LORD; now will I be exalted; now will I lift up myself.
Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath, as fire, shall devour you.
And the people shall be as the burnings of lime: as thorns cut up shall they be burned in the fire.
Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near, acknowledge my might.
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?