Isaiah 5:24-26
International Standard Version
The Effects of Divine Judgment
24 Therefore, as flames of fire devour straw,
as dry grass[a] collapses in flames,
so their root will be rotten,
and their blossom will blow away like dust,
because they have rejected the instruction[b] of the Lord of the Heavenly Armies,
and have despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
25 Therefore[c] the anger of the Lord[d] burned against his people,
so he stretched out his hands[e] against them
and afflicted them.
The mountains quaked,
and their corpses were like refuse
in the middle of the streets.
Throughout all of this, his anger has not turned away,
and his hands are[f] still stretched out to attack.[g]
26 The Lord[h] will signal[i] for nations far away,
whistling for them to come[j]
from the ends of the earth.
Look how quickly
and how swiftly they come!
Footnotes
- Isaiah 5:24 So MT; 1QIsaa reads fire
- Isaiah 5:24 Or law
- Isaiah 5:25 So 1QIsaa MT; LXX reads And
- Isaiah 5:25 So 1QIsaa MT; 4QIsab LXX read Lord of the Heavenly Armies
- Isaiah 5:25 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read hand
- Isaiah 5:25 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read his hand is
- Isaiah 5:25 DSS MT lack to attack
- Isaiah 5:26 Lit. He
- Isaiah 5:26 Lit. will send up a signal
- Isaiah 5:26 1QIsaa MT lack to come
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