# General Information:

Isaiah speaks Yahweh's words to the people of Judah in the form of a poem. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism]])

# The strong man

"The strong person" or "Whoever is powerful." This may refer to people who are important and who influence other people.

# tinder

dry material that burns easily

# his work like a spark

This compares the person's deeds or evil works to a spark that falls on tinder and sets it on fire. Alternate translation: "his work will be like a spark that starts a fire" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile]])