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Isaiah 5:24-25
New English Translation
Isaiah 5:24-25
New English Translation
24 Therefore, as flaming fire[a] devours straw,
and dry grass disintegrates in the flames,
so their root will rot,
and their flower will blow away like dust.[b]
For they have rejected the law of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies,
they have spurned the commands[c] of the Holy One of Israel.[d]
25 So the Lord is furious[e] with his people;
he lifts[f] his hand and strikes them.
The mountains shake,
and corpses lie like manure[g] in the middle of the streets.
Despite all this, his anger does not subside,
and his hand is ready to strike again.[h]
Footnotes
- Isaiah 5:24 tn Heb “a tongue of fire” (so NASB), referring to a tongue-shaped flame.
- Isaiah 5:24 sn They are compared to a flowering plant that withers quickly in a hot, arid climate.
- Isaiah 5:24 tn Heb “the word.”
- Isaiah 5:24 sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.
- Isaiah 5:25 tn Heb “the anger of the Lord rages.”
- Isaiah 5:25 tn Or “extends”; KJV, ASV “he hath stretched forth.”
- Isaiah 5:25 tn Or “garbage” (NCV, CEV, NLT); NAB, NASB, NIV “refuse.”
- Isaiah 5:25 tn Heb “in all this his anger is not turned, and still his hand is outstretched.”
New English Translation (NET)
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