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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Isaiah 24
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Destruction of the Earth
1Look! The Lord is about to destroy the earth
and make it a vast wasteland.
He devastates the surface of the earth
and scatters the people.
2Priests and laypeople,
servants and masters,
maids and mistresses,
buyers and sellers,
lenders and borrowers,
bankers and debtors—none will be spared.
3The earth will be completely emptied and looted.
The Lord has spoken!
4The earth mourns and dries up,
and the land wastes away and withers.
Even the greatest people on earth waste away.
5The earth suffers for the sins of its people,
for they have twisted God’s instructions,
violated his laws,
and broken his everlasting covenant.
6Therefore, a curse consumes the earth.
Its people must pay the price for their sin.
They are destroyed by fire,
and only a few are left alive.
7The grapevines waste away,
and there is no new wine.
All the merrymakers sigh and mourn.
8The cheerful sound of tambourines is stilled;
the happy cries of celebration are heard no more.
The melodious chords of the harp are silent.
9Gone are the joys of wine and song;
alcoholic drink turns bitter in the mouth.
10The city writhes in chaos;
every home is locked to keep out intruders.
11Mobs gather in the streets, crying out for wine.
Joy has turned to gloom.
Gladness has been banished from the land.
12The city is left in ruins,
its gates battered down.
13Throughout the earth the story is the same—
only a remnant is left,
like the stray olives left on the tree
or the few grapes left on the vine after harvest.
14But all who are left shout and sing for joy.
Those in the west praise the Lord’s majesty.
15In eastern lands, give glory to the Lord.
In the lands beyond the sea, praise the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.
16We hear songs of praise from the ends of the earth,
songs that give glory to the Righteous One!
But my heart is heavy with grief.
Weep for me, for I wither away.
Deceit still prevails,
and treachery is everywhere.
17Terror and traps and snares will be your lot,
you people of the earth.
18Those who flee in terror will fall into a trap,
and those who escape the trap will be caught in a snare.
Destruction falls like rain from the heavens;
the foundations of the earth shake.
19The earth has broken up.
It has utterly collapsed;
it is violently shaken.
20The earth staggers like a drunk.
It trembles like a tent in a storm.
It falls and will not rise again,
for the guilt of its rebellion is very heavy.
21In that day the Lord will punish the gods in the heavens
and the proud rulers of the nations on earth.
22They will be rounded up and put in prison.
They will be shut up in prison
and will finally be punished.
23Then the glory of the moon will wane,
and the brightness of the sun will fade,
for the Lord of Heaven’s Armies will rule on Mount Zion.
He will rule in great glory in Jerusalem,
in the sight of all the leaders of his people.
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