Isaiah 5:24

5:24 Therefore, as flaming fire ¹  devours straw,

and dry grass disintegrates in the flames,

so their root will rot,

and their flower will blow away like dust. ² 

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

they have spurned the commands ³  of the Holy One of Israel. ⁴ 

Isaiah 33:15

33:15 The one who lives ⁵  uprightly ⁶ 

and speaks honestly;

the one who refuses to profit from oppressive measures

and rejects a bribe; ⁷ 

the one who does not plot violent crimes ⁸ 

and does not seek to harm others ⁹  –

[5:24]  ¹ tn Heb “a tongue of fire” (so NASB), referring to a tongue-shaped flame.

[5:24]  ² sn They are compared to a flowering plant that withers quickly in a hot, arid climate.

[5:24]  ³ tn Heb “the word.”

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

[33:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “walks” (so NASB, NIV).

[33:15]  ⁶ tn Or, possibly, “justly”; NAB “who practices virtue.”

[33:15]  ⁷ tn Heb “[who] shakes off his hands from grabbing hold of a bribe.”

[33:15]  ⁸ tn Heb “[who] shuts his ear from listening to bloodshed.”

[33:15]  ⁹ tn Heb “[who] closes his eyes from seeing evil.”