Isaiah 5:24
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the Lord of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.”
לָשׁוֹן
a tongue of
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לָשׁוֹן
Tongue, language. Lashon. Death and life are in the power of the tongue. What you say shapes your world. Speak life not death.
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לֶהָבָה
a flame
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לֶהָבָה
{a flash; figuratively, a sharply polished blade or point of aweapon}
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רָפָה
it sinks down
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רָפָה
To relax, to let go, to cease striving. Raphah. Be still and know that I am God. Stop fighting and let God be God in your situation.
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שֶׁרֶשׁ
root/ their
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שֶׁרֶשׁ
Root, bottom, foundation. Shoresh. He grew up like a root out of dry ground. God grows His greatest works in the hardest soil.
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הָיָה
it will be
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הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
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עָלָה
it will go up
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עָלָה
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
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מָאַס
they have rejected
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מָאַס
to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear
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תּוֹרָה
the law of
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תּוֹרָה
Law, teaching, instruction. Torah. Not just rules but God's loving instruction for life. The law of the LORD is perfect restoring the soul.
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צָבָא
of hosts
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צָבָא
Host, army, warfare. Tsaba. The LORD of hosts. The commander of angel armies. His forces are beyond counting.
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קָדוֹשׁ
the holy one of
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קָדוֹשׁ
Holy, set apart. Qadosh. God alone is truly qadosh. He calls His people to share in His holiness. To be set apart for His purposes.
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel. To struggle with God and prevail. The name given to Jacob. God's chosen people. Those who wrestle honestly with God.
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נָאַץ
they have spurned
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נָאַץ
to scorn;
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