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Isaiah 5:24
ESV Therefore, as the tongue of fire devours the stubble, and as dry grass sinks down in the flame, so their root will be as rottenness, and their blossom go up like dust; for they have rejected the law of the Lord of hosts, and have despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
NIV Therefore, as tongues of fire lick up straw and as dry grass sinks down in the flames, so their roots will decay and their flowers blow away like dust; for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel.
NASB Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes stubble, And dry grass collapses in the flame, So their root will become like rot, and their blossom blow away like dust; For they have rejected the Law of the Lord of armies, And discarded the word of the Holy One of Israel.
CSB 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 the instruction of the Lord of Armies, and they have despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
NLT Therefore, just as fire licks up stubble and dry grass shrivels in the flame, so their roots will rot and their flowers wither. For they have rejected the law of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies; they have despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
KJV Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the Lord of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
NKJV Therefore, as the fire devours the stubble, And the flame consumes the chaff, So their root will be as rottenness, And their blossom will ascend like dust; Because they have rejected the law of the Lord of hosts, And despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.

What does Isaiah 5:24 mean?

Isaiah has been describing the outcome for those who blatantly disregard the Lord. He has identified them as people who intentionally carry their sin around with them (Isaiah 5:18). They have mocked God's coming judgment (Isaiah 5:19) and turned good and evil upside down (Isaiah 5:20). Lastly, He has condemned those who are praised for their drinking while taking bribes to set guilty men free (Isaiah 5:23).

These people will be like a plant that is so dried out, it instantly ignites all the way down to the root when it is touched by fire. The plant has become rotten to the core. It is obliterated the moment fire catches it. Those in Israel who have forsaken the Lord and His word should expect to be quickly consumed when the Lord's judgment comes.

That's exactly what the people of Judah had done. They had spat upon God's revelation to them. They had invested in glorifying and satisfying themselves. This had made their existence dangerously temporary.
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