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24 Therefore, as the flames of a fire devour stubble,
and as dry grass sinks down into the flames,
in the same way their roots will rot,
and their blossoms will dry up like dust,
because they have rejected the law[a] of the Lord of Armies,
and they have despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
25 Therefore, the Lord’s anger burns against his people,
and he has stretched out his hand against them and has struck them.
The mountains tremble,
and their dead bodies will lie like garbage in the middle of the streets.
In spite of all this, his anger is not turned away,
and his hand is still stretched out, ready to strike.
26 He will raise a signal flag for the nations from far away,
and he will whistle for them to come from the end of the earth.
Watch, they will come quickly and swiftly.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 5:24 Here law refers to the whole Word of God.

24 Therefore, as tongues of fire(A) lick up straw(B)
    and as dry grass sinks down in the flames,
so their roots will decay(C)
    and their flowers blow away like dust;(D)
for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty
    and spurned the word(E) of the Holy One(F) of Israel.
25 Therefore the Lord’s anger(G) burns against his people;
    his hand is raised and he strikes them down.
The mountains shake,(H)
    and the dead bodies(I) are like refuse(J) in the streets.(K)

Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away,(L)
    his hand is still upraised.(M)

26 He lifts up a banner(N) for the distant nations,
    he whistles(O) for those at the ends of the earth.(P)
Here they come,
    swiftly and speedily!

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