en_tn_condensed/isa/05/24.md

General Information:

Yahweh threatens to destroy the evil people of Isaiah 5:18-23.

tongue of fire

"flame of fire" or "flame"

stubble ... chaff

"Stubble" and "chaff" are the useless parts of the food grain plant. During harvest they are dry and so burn easily. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile)

stubble

The dry pieces of plants that are left in the ground after the stalks have been cut.

chaff

or "dry grass"

their root will rot, and their blossom will blow away like dust

Isaiah speaks of these people as if they were a dying plant. Alternate translation: "they will die like a plant whose roots have rotted and whose blossom has dried up and blown away in the wind" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)