24 Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes straw
and as dry grass shrivels in the flame,
so their roots will become like something rotten
and their blossoms will blow away like dust,
for they have rejected(A)
the instruction of the Lord of Hosts,
and they have despised
the word of the Holy One of Israel.(B)
25 Therefore the Lord’s anger burns(C) against His people.
He raised His hand against them and struck them;
the mountains quaked,(D)
and their corpses were like garbage in the streets.
In all this, His anger is not removed,
and His hand is still raised to strike.(E)

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The Effects of Divine Judgment

24 Therefore, as flames of fire devour straw,
    as dry grass[a] collapses in flames,
so their root will be rotten,
    and their blossom will blow away like dust,
because they have rejected the instruction[b] of the Lord of the Heavenly Armies,
    and have despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
25 Therefore[c] the anger of the Lord[d] burned against his people,
    so he stretched out his hands[e] against them
        and afflicted them.
The mountains quaked,
    and their corpses were like refuse
        in the middle of the streets.

Throughout all of this, his anger has not turned away,
    and his hands are[f] still stretched out to attack.[g]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 5:24 So MT; 1QIsaa reads fire
  2. Isaiah 5:24 Or law
  3. Isaiah 5:25 So 1QIsaa MT; LXX reads And
  4. Isaiah 5:25 So 1QIsaa MT; 4QIsab LXX read Lord of the Heavenly Armies
  5. Isaiah 5:25 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read hand
  6. Isaiah 5:25 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read his hand is
  7. Isaiah 5:25 DSS MT lack to attack

24 Therefore, as tongues of fire(A) lick up straw(B)
    and as dry grass sinks down in the flames,
so their roots will decay(C)
    and their flowers blow away like dust;(D)
for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty
    and spurned the word(E) of the Holy One(F) of Israel.
25 Therefore the Lord’s anger(G) burns against his people;
    his hand is raised and he strikes them down.
The mountains shake,(H)
    and the dead bodies(I) are like refuse(J) in the streets.(K)

Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away,(L)
    his hand is still upraised.(M)

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