Isaiah 13:7

13:7 For this reason all hands hang limp, ¹ 

every human heart loses its courage. ² 

Isaiah 5:24

5:24 Therefore, as flaming fire ³  devours straw,

and dry grass disintegrates in the flames,

so their root will rot,

and their flower will blow away like dust. ⁴ 

For they have rejected the law of the Lord who commands armies,

they have spurned the commands ⁵  of the Holy One of Israel. ⁶ 

[13:7]  ¹ tn Heb “drop”; KJV “be faint”; ASV “be feeble”; NAB “fall helpless.”

[13:7]  ² tn Heb “melts” (so NAB).

[5:24]  ³ tn Heb “a tongue of fire” (so NASB), referring to a tongue-shaped flame.

[5:24]  ⁴ sn They are compared to a flowering plant that withers quickly in a hot, arid climate.

[5:24]  ⁵ tn Heb “the word.”

[5:24]  ⁶ sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.