Isaiah 35:8
“A highway will be there, a road, and it will be called The Holy Way. The unclean shall not pass over it, but it will be for those who walk in the Way. Wicked fools will not go there.”
— Isaiah 35:8
About this verse
Isaiah 35:8 comes from the book of Isaiah, written during the Divided Kingdom (~930 BC) period. The setting is Jerusalem. These words are attributed to Isaiah. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 80% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include holiness, pilgrimage, separation, righteousness. Notable phrases: The Holy Way; the unclean shall not pass over it; those who walk in the Way. This verse contains a promise of God. This verse contains prophecy.
Speaker
Isaiah
Era
Divided Kingdom (~930 BC)
Emotion
worship
Type
prophecy
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Comfort power
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