But the man who touches them must be armed with iron and the staff of a spear. They will be utterly burned with fire in their place.”
Parallel translations
- KJV But the man that shall touch them must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the same place.
- BSB The man who touches them must be armed with iron or with the shaft of a spear. The fire burns them to ashes in the place where they lie.”
- NKJV But the man who touches them Must be armed with iron and the shaft of a spear, And they shall be utterly burned with fire in their place.”
- NASB Instead, the man who touches them Must be armed with iron and the shaft of a spear, And they will be completely burned with fire in their place.”
- NLT One must use iron tools to chop them down; they will be totally consumed by fire.”
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- Heb 6:8but if it bears thorns and thistles, it is rejected and near being cursed, whose end is to be burned.
- 2 Th 2:8Then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will kill with the breath of his mouth, and destroy by the manifestation of his coming;
- Matt 13:42and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
- Matt 3:10–12“Even now the ax lies at the root of the trees. Therefore every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire.
- 2 Sam 22:8–10Then the earth shook and trembled. The foundations of heaven quaked and were shaken, because he was angry.
- 2 Th 1:8giving vengeance to those who don’t know God, and to those who don’t obey the Good News of our Lord Jesus,
- Luke 19:27But bring those enemies of mine who didn’t want me to reign over them here, and kill them before me.’”
- Luke 19:14But his citizens hated him, and sent an envoy after him, saying, ‘We don’t want this man to reign over us.’
- John 15:6If a man doesn’t remain in me, he is thrown out as a branch, and is withered; and they gather them, throw them into the fire, and they are burned.
- Isa 27:4Wrath is not in me, but if I should find briers and thorns, I would do battle! I would march on them and I would burn them together.
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