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.
Context
This verse from Isaiah Chapter 5 connects to 10 cross-references. The Song of the Vineyard presents Israel as a vineyard that yielded wild grapes instead of good, and God declares he will remove its hedge and let it be trampled. Six woes follow against those who accumulate land, pursue alcohol, …
Other Translations
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.
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.
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.
Cross References
Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah’s son;
Therefore the Lord will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day.
Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: …
That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of the Lord:
Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and …
Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of …
He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.
Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have …
The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the Lord; and …
Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong …