KJV : Therefore as the fire <0784> devoureth <0398> (8800) the stubble <07179>, and the flame <03956> <03852> consumeth <07503> (8799) the chaff <02842>, [so] their root <08328> shall be as rottenness <04716>, and their blossom <06525> shall go up <05927> (8799) as dust <080>: because they have cast away <03988> (8804) the law <08451> of the LORD <03068> of hosts <06635>, and despised <05006> (8765) the word <0565> of the Holy One <06918> of Israel <03478>. {fire: Heb. tongue of fire}NASB : Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes stubble And dry grass collapses into the flame, So their root will become like rot and their blossom blow away as dust; For they have rejected the law of the LORD of hosts And despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.NASB# : Therefore<3651>, as a tongue<3956> of fire<784> consumes<398> stubble<7179> And dry<2842> grass<2842> collapses<7503> into the flame<3852>, So their root<8328> will become<1961> like rot<4716> and their blossom<6525> blow<5927> away<5927> as dust<80>; For they have rejected<3988> the law<8451> of the LORD<3068> of hosts<6635> And despised<5006> the word<565> of the Holy<6918> One<6918> of Israel<3478>.