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They will be like a fire. Joseph's people will be like a flame. The nation of Esau will be like straw. Jacob's people will set Edom on fire and burn it up. No one will be left alive among Esau's people." The Lord has spoken.
Reference
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: εἴκω (eíkō)
to resemble
Hebrew: dᵉmâh
to resemble
Hebrew: ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
Greek: φῶς (phōs)
compare G5316 (φαίνω), G5346 (φημί)); luminousness (in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative)
Hebrew: ʼûwr
flame; hence (in the plural) the East (as being the region of light)
Greek: Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph)
Joseph, the name of seven Israelites
Hebrew: Yᵉhôwçêph
Jehoseph (i.e. Joseph), a son of Jacob
Greek: δῆμος (dēmos)
the public (as bound together socially)
Hebrew: ʻam
{a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock}
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: εἴκω (eíkō)
to resemble
Hebrew: dᵉmâh
to resemble
Hebrew: ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
Hebrew: ʼêsh
{fire (literally or figuratively)}
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Hebrew: ʼummah
a collection, i.e. community of persons
Greek: Ἠσαῦ (Ēsaû)
Esau, an Edomite
Hebrew: ʻÊsâv
Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: εἴκω (eíkō)
to resemble
Hebrew: dᵉmâh
to resemble
Hebrew: mathbên
straw in the heap
Hebrew: Yaʻăqôb
Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
Greek: δῆμος (dēmos)
the public (as bound together socially)
Hebrew: ʻam
{a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock}
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: τακτός (taktós)
arranged, i.e. appointed or stated
Hebrew: ʼĔdôm
Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob; hence the region (Idumaea) occupied by him
Hebrew: ʼÔwn
On, an Israelite
Greek: φῶς (phōs)
compare G5316 (φαίνω), G5346 (φημί)); luminousness (in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative)
Hebrew: ʼûwr
flame; hence (in the plural) the East (as being the region of light)
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: πυρόω (pyróō)
to kindle, i.e. (passively) to be ignited, glow (literally), be refined (by implication), or (figuratively) to be inflamed (with anger, grief, lust)
Hebrew: dᵉlaq
{to flame (literally or figuratively)}
Hebrew: hêm
they (only used when emphatic)
Greek: εἰρήνη (eirḗnē)
peace (literally or figuratively); by implication, prosperity
Hebrew: ʼalmônîy
some one (i.e. so and so, without giving the name of the person or place)
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: ὑπολείπω (hypoleípō)
to leave under (behind), i.e. (passively) to remain (survive)
Greek: μέσος (mésos)
middle (as an adjective or (neuter) noun)
Hebrew: bêyn
between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
Greek: Ἠσαῦ (Ēsaû)
Esau, an Edomite
Hebrew: ʻÊsâv
Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity
Greek: δῆμος (dēmos)
the public (as bound together socially)
Hebrew: ʻam
{a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock}
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ῥαββονί (rhabboní)
God
Hebrew: ʼâdôwn
sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
Verse Explanation
The house of Jacob will become like a fire, Joseph like a flame, and Esau like stubble, portraying Israel's restored strength and Edom's destruction while emphasizing that Edom will have no surviving remnant.
History
Biblical symbolism: Fire consuming stubble represents rapid and complete destruction.