Isaiah 9:18
For wickedness burns like a fire
What it says
Wickedness burns like fire through thorns and forest growth.
What it is doing
This verse begins the picture of sin as a consuming blaze.
In context
18For wickedness burns like a fire 19By the wrath of the LORD of Hosts 20They carve out what is on the right, 21Manasseh devours Ephraim,