Berean Standard Bible
“By the wrath of the LORD of Hosts the land is scorched, and the people are fuel for the fire. No man even spares his brother.”
Isaiah's fifth stanza gives a fierce image of a nation consuming itself. Civil strife, famine and Assyria's threat all pressed in on the northern kingdom in the decades before its fall in 722 BC.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
By the wrath of the LORD of Hosts the land is scorched, and the people are fuel for the fire. No man even spares his brother.
World English Bible (WEB)
Through Yahweh of Armies’ wrath, the land is burned up; and the people are the fuel for the fire. No one spares his brother.
King James Version (KJV)
Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts is the land darkened, and the people shall be as the fuel of the fire: no man shall spare his brother.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Through the wrath of Jehovah of hosts is the land burnt up; and the people are as the fuel of fire: no man spareth his brother.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
The land was dark with the wrath of the Lord of armies: the people were like those who take men's flesh for food.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Por la ira de Jehová de los ejércitos se oscureció la tierra, y será el pueblo como pábulo del fuego: el hombre no tendrá piedad de su hermano.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
La tierra está ensombrecida por las nubes negras provocadas por tal incendio, por la ira del Señor Todopoderoso. Pasto de las llamas es el pueblo. Cada cual lucha contra su hermano para robarle el alimento, pero nunca tendrá suficiente. ¡Finalmente, llegarán hasta comerse a sus propios hijos!
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