Isaiah 5:24 meaning and explanation
Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes the straw, and as dry grass shrivels in the flame, so their roots will decay and their blossoms will blow away like dust; for they have rejected the instruction of the LORD of Hosts and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 5:24, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
Isaiah has just pronounced a series of woes on Judah's wealthy landowners, drinkers and corrupt judges, and here he names the consequence. The image is of stubble and dry grass, the quick fuel of a field fire, so that even the roots and blossoms of the people are destroyed.
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