Isaiah · Chapter 5 King James Version

Isaiah 5:24

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The Scripture

(24) 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.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)

Isaiah sang a parable of the LORD's vineyard, which yielded only wild grapes despite careful cultivation, representing Israel's failure to produce justice and righteousness. He then pronounced a series of woes against those who joined house to house, pursued drunkenness, and called evil good and good evil.

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