Thematic Bible
Isaiah 24:1 (show verse)
Behold, the Lord lays waste to the earth, devastates it, twists and distorts its face and scatters its inhabitants.
Isaiah 24:2 (show verse)
And the people will be like the priest, the servant like his master, the maid like her mistress, the buyer like the seller, the lender like the borrower, the creditor like the debtor [as God’s impartial judgment of sin comes on all].
Isaiah 24:3 (show verse)
The earth will be completely laid waste and utterly pillaged, for the Lord has spoken this word.
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Isaiah 24:4 (show verse)
The earth dries up and crumbles away, the world dries out and crumbles away, the exalted of the people of the earth fade away.
Isaiah 24:5 (show verse)
The earth also is polluted by its inhabitants, because they have transgressed laws, violated statutes, and broken the everlasting covenant.
Canaan, land of » Miscellaneous topics » Polluted, by sin
Defilement » Of sin
Defilement » Who defiles the land
Earth » What defiles the earth
Jews, the » Punished for » Breaking covenant
Jews, the » Punished for » Transgressing the law
Jews, the » Changing the ordinances
Land » Land measure a cubit = 1824 ft » Polluted, by sin
Defilement » Of sin
Defilement » Who defiles the land
Earth » What defiles the earth
Jews, the » Punished for » Breaking covenant
Jews, the » Punished for » Transgressing the law
Jews, the » Changing the ordinances
Land » Land measure a cubit = 1824 ft » Polluted, by sin
Isaiah 24:6 (show verse)
Therefore, a curse devours the earth, and those who live on it suffer the punishment of their guilt. Therefore, the inhabitants of the earth are burned [under the curse of God’s wrath], and few people are left.
Isaiah 24:7 (show verse)
The new wine mourns,
The vine decays;
All the merry-hearted sigh and groan.
Isaiah 24:8 (show verse)
The mirth of the timbrels (tambourines) ceases,
The noise of those who rejoice ends,
The joy of the harp ceases.
Isaiah 24:9 (show verse)
They do not drink wine with a song;
Strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.
Isaiah 24:10 (show verse)
The city of chaos is broken down;
Every house is shut up so that no one may enter.
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Isaiah 24:11 (show verse)
There is an outcry in the streets concerning the wine;
All jubilation is darkened,
The joy of the earth is banished.
Isaiah 24:12 (show verse)
Horrible desolation is left in the city,
And the gate is battered into ruins.
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Isaiah 24:13 (show verse)
For so it will be in the midst of the earth among the peoples,
As the shaking of an olive tree,
As the gleanings when the grape harvest is over [and only a little of the fruit remains].
Isaiah 24:14 (show verse)
They [who have escaped and remain] raise their voices, they shout for joy;
They rejoice from the [Mediterranean] Sea in the majesty of the Lord.
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Isaiah 24:15 (show verse)
Therefore honor and glorify the Lord in the east [in the region of light],
The name of the Lord, the God of Israel [honor His name],
In the coastlands and islands of the [Mediterranean] Sea.
Isaiah 24:16 (show verse)
From the ends of the earth we hear songs, “Glory and honor to the Righteous One,”
But I say, “I waste away, I waste away. Woe to me!
The treacherous deal treacherously,
Indeed, the treacherous deal very treacherously.”
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Isaiah 24:17 (show verse)
Terror and pit [of destruction] and snare
Confront you, O inhabitant of the earth.
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Isaiah 24:18 (show verse)
Then it will be that he who flees at the sound of terror will fall into the pit,
And he who comes up out of the pit will be caught in the snare;
For the windows of heaven are opened, and the foundations of the earth tremble.
Isaiah 24:19 (show verse)
The earth is broken completely apart,
The earth is split apart,
The earth is shaken violently.
Isaiah 24:20 (show verse)
The earth reels back and forth like a drunkard
And sways like a shack;
Its transgression lies heavily upon it,
And it will fall and not rise again.
Isaiah 24:21 (show verse)
So it will happen in that day
That the Lord will visit and punish the host (fallen angels) of heaven on high,
And the kings of the earth on the earth.
Isaiah 24:22 (show verse)
They will be gathered together
As prisoners [are gathered] in a dungeon;
They will be shut up in prison,
And after many days they will be visited and punished.
Isaiah 24:23 (show verse)
Then the full moon will be embarrassed and the sun ashamed,
For the Lord of hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem,
And His glory and brilliance will shine before His elders.