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# tongue of fire
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"flame of fire" or "flame"
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# as the tongue of fire devours stubble, and as the dry grass goes down in flame
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These phrases mean basically the same thing. God will punish the people described in [Isaiah 5:18-23](./18.md). AT: "as a fire burns up stubble and grass" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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# stubble
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The dry pieces of plants that are left in the ground after the stalks have been cut.
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# their root will rot, and their blossom will blow away like dust
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Isaiah speaks of these people as if they were a dying plant. AT: "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/translate/figs-metaphor]])