Translations
Modern
You conceive chaff; you give birth to stubble. Your breath is a fire that will consume you.
Traditional
Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath, as fire, shall devour you.
Literal
You conceive chaff, you give birth to stubble. Your breath like a fire will devour you.
Latin
Concipietis ardorem, parietis stipulam; spiritus vester ut ignis vorabit vos.
Original
Hebrew
English
You conceive chaff; you give birth to stubble. Your breath is a fire that will consume you.
Notes
In most passages, the Assyrians reduced other nations to worthless dry grass and stubble (see Isaiah 17:13; 29:5; 40:24; 41:2). Here, ironically, they experience the same fate.
Theme notes and profiles
Events
- Prophecies of Isaiahc. 759 BC