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1 | fight fire with fire | Jer 34:22 | legsrandall | 227210 | ||
does it say in the scripture "FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE" if so Where is it? |
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2 | fight fire with fire | Jer 34:22 | BradK | 227211 | ||
Hello Legs, No the phrase, "fight fire with fire" is not recorded or originate in scripture! The Origin (source) of this phrase was "actual fire-fighting that was taken on by US settlers in the 19th century. They attempted to guard against grass or forest fires by deliberately raising small controllable fires, which they called 'back-fires', to remove any flammable material in advance of a larger fire and so deprive it of fuel. This literal 'fighting fire with fire' was often successful, although the settlers' lack of effective fire control equipment meant that their own fires occasionally got out of control and made matters worse rather than better." [www.phrases.org.uk/meanings] The closest wording to this phrase verse may be in Jer. 34:22, "Behold, I am going to command,' declares the LORD, 'and I will bring them back to this city; and they will fight against it and take it and burn it with fire; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without inhabitant.'" (NASB) I hope this helps, BradK |
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