Isaiah 24
24
Curse of Empty Land
1Behold, Adonai makes the land empty and makes it waste, twists its face, and scatters its inhabitants.
2So it shall be: as with the people, so with the kohen, as with a servant, so with his master, as with a maid, so with her mistress, as with a buyer, so with the seller, as with a lender, so with the borrower, as with a creditor, so with the debtor.
3The land will be utterly emptied, and totally plundered. For Adonai has spoken this word.
4The land faints and fades away, The world wilts and fades away, The exalted people of the earth wilt.
5The land is polluted by its inhabitants, for they have transgressed Torah, violated statutes, and broken the everlasting covenant.
6Therefore a curse will devour the land. Those dwelling there are found guilty. Therefore the inhabitants of the land will be burned up, so the people remaining are few.
7The new wine fails, the vine wilts, all the merry-hearted sigh.
8The glee of tambourines stops, the noise of revelers ends, the joy of the harp ceases.
9They no longer drink wine with song. Liquor is bitter to those drinking it.
10The shattered city is in chaos. Every house is shut up, none may enter.
11In the streets is an outcry for wine; all joy becomes dark as evening; the mirth of the land is banished.
12The city is left in ruins; the gate is battered down.
Last Days’ Judgments
13So will it be in the earth and among the nations, as when shaking an olive tree, or as when gleanings are left after the grape harvest.
14They will raise their voices, They will sing for joy, of the majesty of Adonai they shout from the sea.
15‘Therefore glorify Adonai in the east, the Name of Adonai, the God of Israel, in the isles of the sea.
16From the ends of the earth we have heard songs: “Glory to the righteous!” But I say, “I waste away, I waste away! Oy to me! Traitors betray! With treachery traitors betray!”
17Panic, pit and trap are upon you, O inhabitant of the earth.
18And it shall come to pass: whoever flees from the sound of panic will fall in the pit, and whoever climbs up out of the pit will be caught in the trap. For the windows of heaven are opened and the foundations of the earth shake.
19The earth is broken apart, the earth is split open, the earth is shaken utterly.
20The earth reels to and fro like a drunk, and sways like a hut. its transgression is so heavy upon it that it will fall and never rise again.
21It will come about in that day, Adonai will punish the host of heaven on high, and the kings of the earth on the earth.
22They will be gathered together, like prisoners in the Pit, and will be shut up in the prison, and after many days be punished.
23Then the moon will be abashed and the sun ashamed, for Adonai-Tzva’ot will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before His elders, gloriously.
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Isaiah 24
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Judgment upon the World and the Lord’s Enthronement on Mount Zion#The world is about to be shaken by a devastating judgment that will overthrow both the human and divine enemies of the Lord, who will then reign in glory over his people on Mount Zion.
1See! The Lord is about to empty the earth and lay it waste;
he will twist its surface,
and scatter its inhabitants:#Is 13:9; Na 2:3, 11.
2People and priest shall fare alike:
servant and master,
Maid and mistress,
buyer and seller,
Lender and borrower,
creditor and debtor.#Hos 4:9.
3The earth shall be utterly laid waste, utterly stripped,
for the Lord has decreed this word.
4The earth mourns and fades,
the world languishes and fades;
both heaven and earth languish.#Is 33:9.
5The earth is polluted because of its inhabitants,
for they have transgressed laws, violated statutes,
broken the ancient covenant.#Ancient covenant: God’s commandments to all humankind (cf. Gn 9:4–6). #Nm 35:33; Hos 4:2–3.
6Therefore a curse devours the earth,
and its inhabitants pay for their guilt;
Therefore they who dwell on earth have dwindled,
and only a few are left.#Lv 26:15–16.
7The new wine mourns, the vine languishes,
all the merry-hearted groan.#Jl 1:10–12.
8Stilled are the cheerful timbrels,
ended the shouts of the jubilant,
stilled the cheerful harp.#Jer 7:34; Hos 2:13.
9They no longer drink wine and sing;
strong brew is bitter to those who drink it.#Am 6:5–7.
10Broken down is the city of chaos,#City of chaos: a godless city which appears several times in chaps. 24–27; see note on 24:1–27:13.
every house is shut against entry.#Is 25:2.
11In the streets they cry out for lack of wine;
all joy has grown dim,
cheer is exiled from the land.#Jer 48:33; Lam 5:14–15.
12In the city nothing remains but desolation,
gates battered into ruins.
13For thus it shall be in the midst of the earth,
among the peoples,
As when an olive tree has been beaten,
as with a gleaning when the vintage is done.#Is 17:6; Mi 7:1.
14These#These: the saved. shall lift up their voice,
they shall sing for joy in the majesty of the Lord,
they shall shout from the western sea:
15“Therefore, in the east
give glory to the Lord!
In the coastlands of the sea,
to the name of the Lord, the God of Israel!”#Is 42:10, 12; Zep 2:11.
16From the end of the earth we hear songs:
“Splendor to the Just One!”
But I said, “I am wasted, wasted away.
Woe is me! The traitors betray;
with treachery have the traitors betrayed!#Is 21:2; 33:1.
17Terror, pit, and trap
for you, inhabitant of the earth!#Jer 48:43.
18One who flees at the sound of terror
will fall into the pit;
One who climbs out of the pit
will be caught in the trap.
For the windows on high are open
and the foundations of the earth shake.#Gn 7:11; Am 5:19.
19The earth will burst asunder,
the earth will be shaken apart,
the earth will be convulsed.
20The earth will reel like a drunkard,
sway like a hut;
Its rebellion will weigh it down;
it will fall, never to rise again.”#Am 5:2.
21On that day the Lord will punish
the host of the heavens#Host of the heavens: the stars, which were often regarded as gods; cf. Dt 4:19; Jer 8:2. in the heavens,
and the kings of the earth on the earth.
22They will be gathered together
like prisoners into a pit;
They will be shut up in a dungeon,
and after many days they will be punished.#2 Pt 2:4; Jude 6.
23Then the moon will blush
and the sun be ashamed,#Is 13:10; Jl 3:3–4; 4:15.
For the Lord of hosts will reign
on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem,
glorious in the sight of the elders.#The elders: the tradition in Ex 24:9–11 suggests that this refers to the people of God who are to share in the banquet on Mount Zion (Is 25:6–8). #Is 4:5; 60:1–3; Ex 24:9–11; Mi 4:7; Rev 19:4–6.
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