Isaiah 33:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"The peoplesעַמִּ֖ים
(am·mim)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
will be burnedמִשְׂרְפֹ֣ות
(mis·re·fo·vt)
4955: a burningfrom saraph
to lime,שִׂ֑יד
(sid;)
7875: lime, whitewashfrom an unused word
Like cutכְּסוּחִ֖ים
(ke·su·chim)
3683: to cut off or awaya prim. root
thornsקֹוצִ֥ים
(ko·v·tzim)
6975: a thorn, thornbushfrom an unused word
which are burnedיִצַּֽתּוּ׃
(yi·tzat·tu.)
3341: to kindle, burna prim. root
in the fire.בָּאֵ֥שׁ
(ba·'esh)
784: a firea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And the people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
shall be as the burnings
misraphah  (mis-raw-faw')
combustion, i.e. cremation (of a corpse), or calcination (of lime) -- burning.
of lime
siyd  (seed)
lime (as boiling when slacked) -- lime, plaister.
as thorns
qowts  (kotse)
a thorn -- thorn.
cut up
kacach  (kaw-sakh')
to cut off -- cut down (up).
shall they be burned
yatsath  (yaw-tsath')
to burn or set on fire; figuratively, to desolate -- burn (up), be desolate, set (on) fire (fire), kindle.
in the fire
'esh  (aysh)
fire -- burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"The peoples will be burned to lime, Like cut thorns which are burned in the fire.

King James Bible
And the people shall be as the burnings of lime: as thorns cut up shall they be burned in the fire.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The peoples will be burned to ashes, like thorns cut down and burned in a fire.

International Standard Version
And the peoples will be burned as if to ashes; like cut thorn bushes, they will be set ablaze.

NET Bible
The nations will be burned to ashes; like thorn bushes that have been cut down, they will be set on fire.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
People will be cremated. They will be set on fire like dry thornbushes.

King James 2000 Bible
And the people shall be as the burnings of lime: as thorns cut up shall they be burned in the fire.
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