Isaiah 5:22-24
International Standard Version
22 “How terrible it will be for those who are heroes at drinking wine,
and champions in mixing strong drink,
23 who acquit the guilty for a bribe,
and deprive the innocent of justice!”
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.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 5:24 So MT; 1QIsaa reads fire
- Isaiah 5:24 Or law
Isaiah 5:22-24
New International Version
22 Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine(A)
and champions at mixing drinks,(B)
23 who acquit the guilty for a bribe,(C)
but deny justice(D) to the innocent.(E)
24 Therefore, as tongues of fire(F) lick up straw(G)
and as dry grass sinks down in the flames,
so their roots will decay(H)
and their flowers blow away like dust;(I)
for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty
and spurned the word(J) of the Holy One(K) of Israel.
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