Isaiah 5:24

Easy To Read Version

\{Bad things will happen to those people\}. Their descendants {\cf2\super [55]} will be completely destroyed—like straw and leaves are burned by fire. Their descendants will be destroyed like a root \{that dies and\} becomes dust. Their descendants will be destroyed like a fire destroys a flower—the ashes blow away in the wind.

Cross References

2 Kings 19:22

But who did you insult and make fun of? Who did you speak against? You were against the Holy One of Israel! You acted like you were better than him!

Nehemiah 9:26

And then they turned against you!\par They threw away your teachings!\par They killed your prophets.\par Those prophets warned the people.\par They tried to bring them back to you.\par But our ancestors {\cf2\super [55]} did terrible things\par against you!\par

Job 18:16

His roots below will dry up,\par and his branches above will die.\par

Job 8:17

It wraps its roots around a pile of rocks,\par looking for a place to grow in the rocks.\par

Psalm 50:17

So why do you hate it when I correct you?\par Why do you ignore the things I say?\par

Exodus 15:7

In your great majesty you destroyed the men who stood against you. Your anger destroyed them, like fire burning straw.

Exodus 5:12

So the people went everywhere in Egypt looking for straw.

Isaiah 1:4

The nation of Israel is full of guilt. This guilt is like a heavy weight the people have to carry. Those people are like bad children from evil families. They left the Lord. They insulted the Holy One (God) of Israel. They left him and treated him like a stranger.

Isaiah 24:6

The people living in this land are guilty of doing wrong. So God promised to destroy the land. The people will be punished. Only a few people will survive.

Isaiah 26:11

But Lord, get ready to punish those people.\par Surely they will see it, won’t they?\par Lord, show the evil people the strong love {\cf2\super [241]} \par that you have for your people.\par Surely the evil people will be ashamed.\par Surely your enemies will be burned\par in their own fire (evil).\par

Isaiah 30:12

The Holy One (God) of Israel says, “You people have refused to accept this message from the Lord. You people want to depend on fighting and lies to help you.

Isaiah 30:9

These people are like children that refuse to obey \{their parents\}. They lie and refuse to listen to the Lord’s teachings.

Isaiah 47:14

“But those men will not even be able\par to save themselves.\par They will burn like straw.\par They will burn so fast that\par there will be no coals left\par to cook bread with.\par There will be no fire left to sit by.\par

Isaiah 7:9

Their plan will not succeed while Samaria is the capital of Ephraim (Israel) and while the ruler of Samaria is Remaliah’s son. {\cf2\super [81]} If you don’t believe this message then people should not believe you.”

Isaiah 8:6

My Master said, “These people refuse to accept the slow-moving waters of the pool of Shiloah. {\cf2\super [98]} These people are happy with Rezin {\cf2\super [99]} and Remaliah’s son (Pekah).

Isaiah 9:18

Evil is like a small fire. First, the fire burns weeds and thorns. Next, the fire burns the larger bushes in the forest. And finally, it becomes a great fire—and everything goes up in smoke.

Isaiah 9:19

The Lord All-Powerful is angry, so the land will be burned. All the people will be burned in that fire. No person will try to save his brother.

Jeremiah 6:19

Hear this, people of the earth.\par I am going to bring disaster\par to the people of Judah.\par Why? Because of all the bad things\par that those people planned.\par And because they ignored my messages.\par Those people refused to obey my law.”\par

Jeremiah 8:9

Those ‘wise people’ refused to listen\par to the Lord’s teachings.\par So they are not really wise people at all.\par Those ‘wise people’ were trapped.\par They became shocked and ashamed.\par

Hosea 11:9

I will not let my terrible anger win.\par I will not destroy Ephraim again.\par I am God, and not man.\par I am the Holy One, I am with you.\par I will not show my anger.\par

Hosea 5:12

I will destroy Ephraim,\par like a moth destroys a piece of cloth.\par I \{will destroy\} Judah,\par like rot \{destroys a piece of wood\}.\par

Hosea 9:16

Ephraim {\cf2\super [97]} will be punished.\par Their root is dying.\par They will not have any more babies.\par They might give birth to babies,\par but I will kill the precious babies\par that come from their bodies.\par

Joel 2:5

Listen to them.\par It is like the noise of chariots {\cf2\super [11]} \par riding over the mountains.\par It is like the noise of flames\par burning the chaff. {\cf2\super [12]} \par They are a powerful people.\par They are ready for war.\par

Amos 2:4

The Lord says this: “I will definitely punish Judah for the many crimes they did. {\cf2\super [35]} Why? Because they refused to obey the Lord’s commands. They didn’t keep his commands. Their ancestors {\cf2\super [36]} believed \{lies\}. And those same lies caused the people of Judah to quit following God.

Amos 2:9

“But it was I who destroyed the Amorites {\cf2\super [40]} before them. The Amorites were tall like cedar trees. They were as strong as oak trees. But I destroyed their fruit above and their roots below. {\cf2\super [41]}

Nahum 1:10

You will be completely destroyed\par like thorn bushes burning under a pot.\par You will be destroyed quickly\par like dry weeds that burn fast.\par

Malachi 4:1

“That time of judgment is coming. It will be like a hot furnace. All those proud people will be punished. All those evil people will burn like straw. At that time, they will be like a bush burning in the fire—and there will not be a branch or root left.” The Lord All-Powerful said these things.

Matthew 3:12

He will come ready to clean the grain. {\cf2\super [43]} He will separate the good grain from the straw. He will put the good part of the grain into his barn. And he will burn the part that is not good. He will burn it with a fire that cannot be stopped.”

Luke 10:16

“When a person listens to you, that person is really listening to me. But when a person refuses to accept you, that person is really refusing to accept me. And when a person refuses to accept me, he is refusing to accept the One (God) that sent me.”

Luke 3:17

He will come ready to clean the grain. {\cf2\super [56]} He will separate the good grain from the straw. He will put the good part of the grain into his barn. Then he will burn the part that is not good. He will burn it with a fire that cannot be stopped.”

Luke 7:30

But the Pharisees {\cf2\super [137]} and teachers of the law refused to accept God’s plan for themselves; they did not let John baptize them.)

John 12:48

There is a judge for the person that refuses to believe in me and does not accept what I say. The message I have taught will judge that person on the last day.

Acts 13:41

‘Listen, you people that doubt!\par You can wonder, but then go away and die;\par because during your time,\par I (God) will do something\par that you will not believe.\par You will not believe it,\par even if someone explains it to you!’”\par \i (Habakkuk 1:5)\i0 \par

Deuteronomy 28:24

The Lord will not send rain—only sand and dust will fall from the sky. It will come down on you until you are destroyed.

1 Thessalonians 4:8

So the person who refuses to obey this teaching is refusing to obey God, not man. And God is the One who gives you his Holy Spirit. {\cf2\super [14]}

1 Samuel 15:23

Refusing to obey is as bad as the sin of sorcery. [139] Being stubborn and doing what you want is like the sin of worshiping idols. You refused to obey the Lord’s command. For this reason, the Lord now refuses to accept you as king.”

1 Samuel 15:26

But Samuel said to Saul, “I won’t go back with you. You refused the Lord’s command, and now the Lord refuses you as king of Israel.”