Yesaya 5:23-24
Konteks5:23 They pronounce the guilty innocent for a payoff,
they ignore the just cause of the innocent. 1
5:24 Therefore, as flaming fire 2 devours straw,
and dry grass disintegrates in the flames,
so their root will rot,
and their flower will blow away like dust. 3
For they have rejected the law of the Lord who commands armies,
they have spurned the commands 4 of the Holy One of Israel. 5
[5:23] 1 tn Heb “and the just cause of the innocent ones they turn aside from him.”
[5:23] 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).
[5:24] 2 tn Heb “a tongue of fire” (so NASB), referring to a tongue-shaped flame.
[5:24] 3 sn They are compared to a flowering plant that withers quickly in a hot, arid climate.
[5:24] 5 sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.