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Isaiah 5:23-25
New English Translation
Isaiah 5:23-25
New English Translation
23 They pronounce the guilty innocent for a payoff,
they ignore the just cause of the innocent.[a]
24 Therefore, as flaming fire[b] devours straw,
and dry grass disintegrates in the flames,
so their root will rot,
and their flower will blow away like dust.[c]
For they have rejected the law of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies,
they have spurned the commands[d] of the Holy One of Israel.[e]
25 So the Lord is furious[f] with his people;
he lifts[g] his hand and strikes them.
The mountains shake,
and corpses lie like manure[h] in the middle of the streets.
Despite all this, his anger does not subside,
and his hand is ready to strike again.[i]
Footnotes
- Isaiah 5:23 tn Heb “and the just cause of the innocent ones they turn aside from him.”sn In vv. 22-23 the prophet returns to themes with which he opened his speech. The accusatory elements of vv. 8, 11-12, 18-23 are arranged in a chiastic manner: (A) social injustice (8), (B) carousing (11-12a), (C) spiritual insensitivity (12b) // (C') spiritual insensitivity (18-21), (B') carousing (22), (A') social injustice (23).
- Isaiah 5:24 tn Heb “a tongue of fire” (so NASB), referring to a tongue-shaped flame.
- Isaiah 5:24 sn They are compared to a flowering plant that withers quickly in a hot, arid climate.
- Isaiah 5:24 tn Heb “the word.”
- Isaiah 5:24 sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.
- Isaiah 5:25 tn Heb “the anger of the Lord rages.”
- Isaiah 5:25 tn Or “extends”; KJV, ASV “he hath stretched forth.”
- Isaiah 5:25 tn Or “garbage” (NCV, CEV, NLT); NAB, NASB, NIV “refuse.”
- Isaiah 5:25 tn Heb “in all this his anger is not turned, and still his hand is outstretched.”
Isaiah 5:23-25
New International Version
Isaiah 5:23-25
New International Version
23 who acquit the guilty for a bribe,(A)
but deny justice(B) to the innocent.(C)
24 Therefore, as tongues of fire(D) lick up straw(E)
and as dry grass sinks down in the flames,
so their roots will decay(F)
and their flowers blow away like dust;(G)
for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty
and spurned the word(H) of the Holy One(I) of Israel.
25 Therefore the Lord’s anger(J) burns against his people;
his hand is raised and he strikes them down.
The mountains shake,(K)
and the dead bodies(L) are like refuse(M) in the streets.(N)
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