Isaiah 9:19
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By the wrath of the LORD of Hosts the land is scorched, and the people are fuel for the fire. No man even spares his brother.
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The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net.
For a son dishonors his father, a daughter rises against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. A man’s enemies are the members of his own household.
Their bows will dash young men to pieces; they will have no mercy on the fruit of the womb; they will not look with pity on the children.
Therefore a curse has consumed the earth, and its inhabitants must bear the guilt; the earth’s dwellers have been burned, and only a few survive.
Then they will look to the earth and see only distress and darkness and the gloom of anguish. And they will be driven into utter darkness.
For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;
a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like the dawn overspreading the mountains a great and strong army appears, such as never was of old, nor will ever be in ages to come.
For behold, darkness covers the earth, and thick darkness is over the peoples; but the LORD will rise upon you, and His glory will appear over you.
Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, and the earth will be shaken from its place at the wrath of the LORD of Hosts on the day of His burning anger.
The strong man will become tinder and his work will be a spark; both will burn together, with no one to quench the flames.