Isaiah 24:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Isaiah 24:1

Impending Judgment on the Earth

1 Behold, the Lord makes the earth empty and makes it waste,
Distorts its surface
And scatters abroad its inhabitants.

2 And it shall be:
As with the people, so with the ^apriest;
As with the servant, so with his master;
As with the maid, so with her mistress;
^bAs with the buyer, so with the seller;
As with the lender, so with the borrower;
As with the creditor, so with the debtor.

3 The land shall be entirely emptied and utterly plundered,
For the Lord has spoken this word.

4 The earth mourns and fades away,
The world languishes and fades away;
The ^ahaughty people of the earth languish.

5 ^aThe earth is also defiled under its inhabitants,
Because they have ^btransgressed the laws,
Changed the ordinance,
Broken the ^ceverlasting covenant.

6 Therefore ^athe curse has devoured the earth,
And those who dwell in it are¹ desolate.
Therefore the inhabitants of the earth are ^bburned,
And few men are left.

7 ^aThe new wine fails, the vine languishes,
All the merry-hearted sigh.

8 The mirth ^aof the tambourine ceases,
The noise of the jubilant ends,
The joy of the harp ceases.

9 They shall not drink wine with a song;
Strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.

10 The city of confusion is broken down;
Every house is shut up, so that none may go in.

11 There is a cry for wine in the streets,
All joy is darkened,
The mirth of the land is gone.

12 In the city desolation is left,
And the gate is stricken with destruction.

13 When it shall be thus in the midst of the land among the people,
^aIt shall be like the shaking of an olive tree,
Like the gleaning of grapes when the vintage is done.

14 They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing;
For the majesty of the Lord
They shall cry aloud from the sea.

15 Therefore ^aglorify the Lord in the dawning light,
^bThe name of the Lord God of Israel in the coastlands of the sea.

16 From the ends of the earth we have heard songs:
“Glory to the righteous!”
But I said,¹ “I am ruined, ruined!
Woe to me!
^aThe treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously,
Indeed, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.”

17 ^aFear and the pit and the snare
Are upon you, O inhabitant of the earth.

Verse Comparison: Isaiah 24:1

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American Standard Version
Behold, Jehovah maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.

Amplified® Bible
BEHOLD, THE Lord will make the land {and} the earth empty and make it waste and turn it upside down (twist the face of it) and scatter abroad its inhabitants.

Contemporary English Version
The LORD is going to twist the earth out of shape and turn it into a desert. Everyone will be scattered,

Darby English Version
Behold, Jehovah maketh the land empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad its inhabitants.

Good News Bible
The LORD is going to devastate the earth and leave it desolate. He will twist the earth's surface and scatter its people.

King James Version
Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.

New American Standard Bible
Behold, the LORD lays the earth waste, devastates it, distorts its surface and scatters its inhabitants.

New International Version
See, the LORD is going to lay waste the earth
and devastate it;
he will ruin its face
and scatter its inhabitants-

New King James Version
Behold, the LORD makes the earth empty and makes it waste,
Distorts its surface
And scatters abroad its inhabitants.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Behold, the LORD lays the earth waste, devastates it, distorts its surface and scatters its inhabitants.

Revised Standard Version
Behold, the LORD will lay waste the earth and make it desolate, and he will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants.

Young's Literal Translation
Lo, Jehovah is emptying the land, And is making it waste, And hath overturned `it on' its face, And hath scattered its inhabitants.

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Impending Judgment on the Earth

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