OET interlinear ISA 5:24

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

כֶּ⁠אֱכֹ֨ל קַ֜שׁ לְשׁ֣וֹן אֵ֗שׁ

as,consumes stubble tongue_of fire

The point of this comparison is that just as a tongue of fire devours stubble quickly and completely, so the judgment of God will utterly consume these people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [as a tongue of fire utterly devours stubble]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

לְשׁ֣וֹן אֵ֗שׁ

tongue_of fire

Here Isaiah is speaking of a flame as if it were a tongue of fire, describing the shape of the flame as a tongue. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [a fire]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

שָׁרְשָׁ⁠ם֙ כַּ⁠מָּ֣ק יִֽהְיֶ֔ה

root_of,their like,rottenness will_belong

The point of this comparison is that just as rottenness accompanies decay and disintegration, so these people will perish from the foundation up. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [their root will decay and crumble]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

כַּ⁠מָּ֣ק

like,rottenness

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of rottenness, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [like rotting wood]

Note 5 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

לָ⁠כֵן֩

for=so/thus/hence

The term translated as Therefore indicates that what follows is a result of what came before. Use a connector in your language that makes this clear. Alternate translation: [As a result]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

וּ⁠פִרְחָ֖⁠ם כָּ⁠אָבָ֣ק יַעֲלֶ֑ה

and,blossom_of,their like,dust it_will_ascend

The point of this comparison is that just as dust blows away and disappears, so these people’s prosperity will vanish completely. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [and their blossom will go up like dust that blows away and disappears]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

שָׁרְשָׁ⁠ם֙ כַּ⁠מָּ֣ק יִֽהְיֶ֔ה וּ⁠פִרְחָ֖⁠ם כָּ⁠אָבָ֣ק יַעֲלֶ֑ה

root_of,their like,rottenness will_belong and,blossom_of,their like,dust it_will_ascend

Isaiah is referring to all of THING by naming two extremes, the root hidden underground and the blossom, displayed at the top. Alternate translation: [their foundation will be rotten and their fruit will turn to dust]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

כִּ֣י מָאֲס֗וּ אֵ֚ת תּוֹרַת֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת וְ⁠אֵ֛ת אִמְרַ֥ת קְדֽוֹשׁ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל נִאֵֽצוּ

that/for/because/then/when rejected DOM instruction_of YHWH armies/messengers and=DOM word_of holy_of Yisrael despised

See how your translation team has decided to represent pairs of clauses in Hebrew poetry that mean basically the same thing. Alternate translation: [and they have completely rejected and utterly disregarded the law, the word of Yahweh, the Holy One of Israel]