Verse 24
The people had challenged God to act speedily (Isaiah 5:19), and Isaiah assured them that He would. God in judgment is seen as an external fire that would consume His people. He would also be to them as an internal disease that decimates a whole plant, from roots to shoots. The reason for judgment is the people’s rejection of mighty Yahweh’s revealed will (cf. Isaiah 5:12).
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