Isaiah 5:24
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.
Isaiah 5:24 in other translations
| BSB | 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. |
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| WEB | Therefore as the tongue of fire devours the stubble, and as the dry grass sinks down in the flame, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust, because they have rejected the law of the LORD of Armies, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel. |
| ASV | Therefore as the tongue of fire devoureth the stubble, and as the dry grass sinketh down in the flame, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust; because they have rejected the law of Jehovah of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel. |
| YLT | Therefore, as a tongue of fire devoureth stubble, And flaming hay falleth, Their root is as muck, And their flower as dust goeth up. Because they have rejected the law of Jehovah of Hosts, And the saying of the Holy One of Israel despised. |
| DARBY | Therefore as a tongue of fire devoureth the stubble, and dry grass sinketh down in the flame, their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust; for they have rejected the law of Jehovah of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel. |
| BBE | For this cause, as the waste of the grain is burned up by tongues of fire, and as the dry grass goes down before the flame, so their root will be like the dry stems of grain, and their flower will go up in dust: because they have gone against the law of the Lord of armies, and have given no honour to the word of the Holy One of Israel. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does Isaiah 5:24 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
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Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 5:24-30
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
Isaiah 5:24 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Isaiah 5:24
- Isaiah 30:12
Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay thereon:
- Job 18:16
His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.
- Joel 2:5
Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.
- Luke 3:17
Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.
- Isaiah 47:14
Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: there shall not be a coal to warm at, nor fire to sit before it.
- Isaiah 30:9
That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of the Lord:
- Exodus 15:7
And in the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed them as stubble.
- Malachi 4:1
For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
- 2 Samuel 12:9-10
Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the Lord, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon. Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.
- Psalms 50:17
Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee.
- Isaiah 9:14-17
Therefore the Lord will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day. The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail. For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed. Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for every one is an hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
- Isaiah 8:6
Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah’s son;
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
47:14; Ex 15:7; Joe 2:5; Na 1:10; Mal 4:1; 1Co 3:12,13
the flame.
Mt 3:12; Lu 3:17
their root.
9:14-17; Job 18:16; Ho 9:16; Am 2:9
cast away.
1Sa 15:23,26; 2Ki 17:14,15; Ne 9:26; Ps 50:17; Jer 6:19; 8:9
Lu 7:30; Joh 12:48; Heb 10:28,29
despised.
30:12; 2Sa 12:9,10; Lu 10:16; Ac 13:41; 1Th 4:8
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Context
- Isaiah 5:23
Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
- Isaiah 5:24
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.
- Isaiah 5:25
Therefore is the anger of the Lord kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them: and the hills did tremble, and their carcases were torn in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
Isaiah 5:24 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Por tanto, como la lengua del fuego consume las aristas, y la llama devora la paja, así será su raíz como pudrimiento, y su flor se desvanecerá como polvo: porque desecharon la ley de Jehová de los ejércitos, y abominaron la palabra del Santo de Israel. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | C’est pourquoi, comme une langue de feu dévore le chaume, et comme l’herbe sèche s’affaisse dans la flamme, leur racine sera comme la pourriture, et leur fleur montera comme la poussière; car ils ont méprisé la loi de l’ Éternel des armées, et ont rejeté avec dédain la parole du Saint d’Israël. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Darum, wie des Feuers Zunge die Stoppeln verzehrt, und dürres Gras in der Flamme zusammensinkt, so wird ihre Wurzel wie Moder werden, und ihre Blüte auffliegen wie Staub; denn sie haben das Gesetz Jehovas der Heerscharen verworfen und das Wort des Heiligen Israels verschmäht. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Propter hoc, sicut devorat stipulam lingua ignis, et calor flammæ exurit, sic radix eorum quasi favilla erit, et germen eorum ut pulvis ascendet; abjecerunt enim legem Domini exercituum, et eloquium sancti Israël blasphemaverunt. |