Isaiah 50:11

“Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.”

"Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow." - Isaiah 50:11
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What does Isaiah 50:11 mean?

Isaiah 50:11 from the King James Version of the Bible reads, "Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow." This…

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The Peril of Self-Generated Light: A Reflection on Isaiah 50:11

In the prophetic words of Isaiah, specifically Isaiah 50:11 (KJV), we encounter a profound warning about the consequences of relying on our own understanding and efforts rather than seeking the light provided by God. The verse states, "Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that…

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A Prayer for Divine Illumination and Guidance

Heavenly Father, In humble reverence, I come before You in the stillness of this moment, seeking Your divine presence and illuminating light to guide my steps. As I meditate upon the words of Isaiah 50:11, "Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with…

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Isaiah 50:11 - "Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow."
Isaiah 50:7–9
Isaiah 50:3 - "I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering."
Isaiah 50:5 - "¶ The Lord GOD hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back."
Psalms 50:11 - "I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine."
Luke 11:50 - "That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;"
Isaiah 50:6 - "I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting."
John 11:50 - "Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not."
"I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering." - Isaiah 50:3
Isaiah 50:8 - "He is near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? let us stand together: who is mine adversary? let him come near to me."
Isaiah 50:7 - "¶ For the Lord GOD will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed."
Isaiah 50:10 - "¶ Who is among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God."
Isaiah 50:9 - "Behold, the Lord GOD will help me; who is he that shall condemn me? lo, they all shall wax old as a garment; the moth shall eat them up."
Jeremiah 50:11 - "Because ye were glad, because ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers of mine heritage, because ye are grown fat as the heifer at grass, and bellow as bulls;"
"I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine." - Psalms 50:11
Psalm 50:10-11 - "For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills. I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine."
"¶ The Lord GOD hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back." - Isaiah 50:5
Isaiah 11
Genesis 50:11 - "And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, This is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians: wherefore the name of it was called Abel-mizraim, which is beyond Jordan."
Isaiah 50:4 - "The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned."
"That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;" - Luke 11:50
Isaiah 11:1
Isaiah 55:11
"Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not." - John 11:50
Isaiah 11:1-9
Isaiah 11:1-9
Isaiah 11:1-9
Isaiah 50:1 - "Thus saith the LORD, Where is the bill of your mother's divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away."
Isaiah 50:2 - "Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because there is no water, and dieth for thirst."