For wickedness burneth as the fire: it shall devour the briers and thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they shall mount up like the lifting up of smoke.
La maldad se extiende como un incendio: consumirá las malezas y los espinos, y encenderá los bosques espesos, y se alzarán como humo que se eleva.
La maldad se propaga destructivamente como un fuego que consume todo a su paso.
📚 Contexto Histórico
In the 8th century BC, the prophet Isaiah was delivering warnings to the people of Judah during a time of political instability and threats from the Assyrian Empire, highlighting the moral decay that invited divine judgment. This verse uses vivid imagery of fire devouring briers and thorns to symbolize how wickedness spreads uncontrollably, much like a forest fire, as part of Isaiah's broader prophecies about God's impending punishment for unrepentant sin. It reflects the cultural context of ancient Near Eastern societies, where fire was a common metaphor for destruction and purification in both everyday life and prophetic literature.
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