Bible Strands
Isaiah 33:11
You conceive chaff; you give birth to stubble. Your breath is a fire that will consume you.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God declares His imminent exaltation in Isaiah 33:10 before addressing the opposing nations in verse 11, immediately followed by their consumption in verse 12.
The words — תַּהֲר֥וּ (ta.ha.Ru) means "you will conceive," and קַ֑שׁ (Kash) means "stubble," describing the subject's efforts as producing worthless, highly flammable material.
The thread — This conceiving-to-birthing pattern for malicious outcomes appears in Psalms 7:14, Isaiah 59:4, and James 1:15, where barren intentions ultimately yield destruction.
Why it lands — The text explicitly states that the subject's own breath becomes the fire that consumes them, requiring the reader to recognize that self-directed opposition only generates self-destruction.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath, as fire, shall devour you.
Cross-references
- Psalms 7:14 Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood.
- Isaiah 59:4 No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.
- James 1:15 Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.
- Acts 5:4 Did it not belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? How could you conceive such a deed in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God!”
- Job 15:35 They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb is pregnant with deceit.”
- Psalms 2:1 Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
- Psalms 83:5 For with one mind they plot together; they form an alliance against You—
- Isaiah 1:31 The strong man will become tinder and his work will be a spark; both will burn together, with no one to quench the flames.
- Isaiah 5:24 Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes the straw, and as dry grass shrivels in the flame, so their roots will decay and their blossoms will blow away like dust; for they have rejected the instruction of the LORD of Hosts and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
- Isaiah 8:9 Huddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered!