32 And in every place that the staff shall pass, it shall [a]cleave fast, which the Lord shall lay upon him with [b]tabrets and beards and with battles, and lifting up of hands shall he fight [c]against it.

33 For [d]Tophet is prepared of old; it is even prepared for the [e]King; he hath made it [f]deep and large: the burning thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the Lord, like a river of brimstone, doth kindle it.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 30:32 It shall destroy.
  2. Isaiah 30:32 With joy and assurance of the victory.
  3. Isaiah 30:32 Against Babel: meaning the Assyrians and Babylonians.
  4. Isaiah 30:33 Here it is taken for hell, where the wicked are tormented, read 2 Kings 23:10.
  5. Isaiah 30:33 So that their estate or degree cannot exempt the wicked.
  6. Isaiah 30:33 By these figurative speeches he declareth the condition of the wicked after this life.

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