Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
The 1611 reading
Can a man take fire in his bosome, and his clothes not be burnt?
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Burning flame and heat that gives light, consumes, purifies, or destroys.
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First occurrence: Genesis 19:24
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Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Can a man take fire in his bosome, and his clothes not be burnt?
An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
An vngodly man diggeth vp euill: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
1611 marginal noteHeb. a man of Belial.
For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee.
For thou shalt heape coales of fire vpon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.
Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no tale-bearer, the strife ceaseth.
1611 marginal noteHeb. without wood.
1611 marginal noteOr, whisperer.
1611 marginal noteHeb. is silent.
1611 marginal noteChap. 22.10.
As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
As coales are to burning coales, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
1611 marginal noteChap.15.18. & 29.22.
The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.
The graue; and the barren wombe; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.
¶ Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.
¶ Set mee as a seale vpon thine heart, as a seale vpon thine arme: for loue is strong as death, iealousie is cruel as the graue: the coales thereof are coales of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.
1611 marginal noteHeb. hard.
Your country is desolate, your cities are burned with fire: your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers.
Your countrey is desolate, your cities are burnt with fire: your land, strangers deuoure it in your presence, and it is desolate as ouerthrowen by strangers.
1611 marginal noteHeb. as the ouerthrow of strangers.
1611 marginal noteChap.5.5. deut. 28.51, 52.
And the Lord will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence.
And the LORD will create vpon euery dwelling place of mount Zion, and vpon her assemblies a cloude, and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night; for vpon all the glory shall be a defence.
1611 marginal noteOr, aboue.
1611 marginal noteHeb. a couering.
1611 marginal noteExod. 13.21.
Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the Lord of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
Therfore as the fire deuoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaffe, so their root shall be rottennes, and their blossome shall goe vp as dust: because they haue cast away the Lawe of the LORD of hosts, and despised the worde of the Holy One of Israel.
1611 marginal noteHebr. the tongue of fire.
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