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Raw Blame History

Therefore he

"Therefore Yahweh"

he poured out on them the heat of his anger

"he showed he people of Israel just how angry he was"

and the violence of war

"by devastating them with war"

Its flames encircled them ... it consumed them

Isaiah speaks of Yahweh's fierce anger as if it were a fire that burned the people.

they did not take it to heart

"they did not pay attention" or "they did not learn from it"