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
24
The Lord’s Great Triumph
1The Lord is going to turn the earth into a desolate wasteland.
He will mar the face of the earth and scatter the people living on it.
2The same will happen to people and priests,
male slaves and masters,
female slaves and masters,
buyers and sellers,
lenders and borrowers,
debtors and creditors.
3The earth will be completely laid waste and stripped
because the Lord has spoken.
4The earth dries up and withers.
The world wastes away and withers.
The great leaders of the earth waste away.
5The earth is polluted by those who live on it
because they’ve disobeyed the Lord’s teachings,
violated his laws,
and rejected the everlasting promise.#24:5 Or “covenant.”
6That is why a curse devours the earth,
and its people are punished for their guilt.
That is why those who live on the earth are burned up,
and only a few people are left.
7New wine dries up, and grapevines waste away.
All happy people groan.
8Joyful tambourine music stops.
Noisy celebrations cease.
Joyful harp music stops.
9People no longer drink wine when they sing.
Liquor tastes bad to its drinkers.
10The ruined city lies desolate.
The entrance to every house is barred shut.
11People in the streets call for wine.
All joy passes away,
and the earth’s happiness is banished.
12The city is left in ruins.
Its gate is battered to pieces.
13That is the way it will be on earth among the nations.
They will be like an olive tree which has been shaken
or like what’s left after the grape harvest.
14They raise their voices.
They shout for joy.
From the sea they sing joyfully about the Lord’s majesty.
15Honor the Lord in the east.
Honor the name of the Lord God of Israel along the coastlands.
16From the ends of the earth we hear songs of praise
that honor the Righteous One.
But I kept saying,
“I’m wasting away! I’m wasting away!
How horrible it is for me!
Traitors continue to betray,
and their treachery grows worse and worse.”
17Disasters, pits, and traps
are in store for those who live on earth.
18Whoever flees from news of a disaster will fall into a pit.
Whoever climbs out of that pit will be caught in a trap.
The floodgates in the sky will be opened,
and the foundations of the earth will shake.
19The earth will be completely broken.
The earth will shake back and forth violently.
The earth will stagger.
20The earth will stumble like a drunk
and sway like a shack in the wind.
Its disobedience weighs heavy on it.
It will fall and not get up again.
21On that day the Lord will punish heaven’s armies in heaven
and earth’s kings on earth.
22They’ll be gathered like prisoners in a jail
and locked in prison.
After a long time they’ll be punished.
23The moon will be embarrassed.
The sun will be ashamed,
because the Lord of Armies will rule
on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem.
He will be glorious in the presence of his respected leaders.
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