Isaiah 24
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1 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.
2 And it shall be–as [what happens] with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as 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 and the earth shall be utterly laid waste and utterly pillaged; for the Lord has said this.
4 The land and the earth mourn and wither, the world languishes and withers, the high ones of the people [and the heavens with the earth] languish.
5 The land and the earth also are defiled by their inhabitants, because they have transgressed the laws, disregarded the statutes, and broken the everlasting covenant. [Gen. 9:1-17; Deut. 29:20.]
6 Therefore a curse devours the land and the earth, and they who dwell in it suffer the punishment of their guilt. Therefore the inhabitants of the land and the earth are scorched and parched [under the curse of God's wrath], and few people are left. [Rom. 1:20.]
7 The new wine mourns, the vine languishes; all the merrymakers sigh.
8 The mirth of the timbrels is stilled, the noise of those who rejoice ends, the joy of the lyre is stopped.
9 No more will they drink wine with a song; strong drink will be bitter to those who drink it.
10 The wasted city of emptiness and confusion is broken down; every house is shut up so that no one may enter.
11 There is crying in the streets for wine; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is banished and gone into captivity.
12 In the city is left desolation, and its gate is battered and destroyed.
13 For so shall it be in the midst of the earth among the peoples, as the shaking and beating of an olive tree, or as the gleaning when the vintage is done [and only a small amount of the fruit remains].
14 [But] these [who have escaped and remain] lift up their voices, they shout; for the majesty of the Lord they cry aloud from the [Mediterranean] Sea.
15 Wherefore glorify the Lord in the east [whether in the region of daybreak's lights and fires, or in the west]; [glorify] the name of the Lord, the God of Israel in the isles and coasts of the [Mediterranean] Sea.
16 From the uttermost parts of the earth have we heard songs: Glory to the Righteous One [and to the people of Israel]! But I say, Emaciated I pine away, I pine away. Woe is me! The treacherous dealers deal treacherously! Yes, the treacherous dealers deal very treacherously.
17 Terror and pit [of destruction] and snare are upon you, O inhabitant of the earth!
18 And he who flees at the noise of the 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 the heavens are opened [as in the deluge], and the foundations of the earth tremble and shake.
19 The earth is utterly broken, the earth is rent asunder, the earth is shaken violently.
20 The earth shall stagger like a drunken man and shall sway to and fro like a hammock; its transgression shall lie heavily upon it, and it shall fall and not rise again.
21 And in that day the Lord will visit and punish the host of the high ones on high [the host of heaven in heaven, celestial beings] and the kings of the earth on the earth. [I Cor. 15:25; Eph. 3:10; 6:12.]
22 And they will be gathered together as prisoners are gathered in a pit or dungeon; they will be shut up in prison, and after many days they will be visited, inspected, and punished or pardoned. [Zech. 9:11, 12; II Pet. 2:4; Jude 6.]
23 Then the moon will be confounded and the sun ashamed, when [they compare their ineffectual fire to the light of] the Lord of hosts, Who will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before His elders will show forth His glory.
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Yeshayah (Isaiah) 24
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1See, יהוה is making the earth empty and making it waste, and shall overturn its surface, and shall scatter abroad its inhabitants.
2And it shall be – as with the people so with the priest, as with the servant so with his master, as with the female servant so with her mistress, as with the buyer so with the seller, as with the lender so with the borrower, as with the creditor so with the debtor;
3the earth is completely emptied and utterly plundered, for יהוה has spoken this word.
4The earth shall mourn and wither, the world shall languish and wither, the haughty people of the earth shall languish.
5For the earth has been defiled under its inhabitants, because they have transgressed the Torot,#Torot - plural of Torah - teaching. changed#See Jer. 23:36 the law, broken the everlasting covenant.#See Isa. 13:9; Isa. 13:11; Isa. 26:21; Isa. 66:24; Mic. 5:15; Zeph. 1:2-18
6Therefore a curse shall consume the earth, and those who dwell in it be punished. Therefore the inhabitants of the earth shall be burned, and few men shall be left.
7The new wine shall fail, the vine shall languish, all those glad at heart shall sigh.
8The joy of the tambourine shall cease, the noise of those who rejoice shall end, the joy of the lyre shall cease.
9No more do they drink wine with a song, strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.
10The deserted city shall be broken down, every house shall be shut, no one enters.
11There is a crying for wine in the streets; all joy shall be darkened, the gladness of the earth shall be gone.
12The city is left in ruins, and the gate is stricken with destruction.
13For thus it is to be in the midst of the earth among the peoples, like the shaking of an olive tree, like the gleaning of grapes when the grape harvest is done.
14They lift up their voice, they sing of the excellency of יהוה, they shall cry aloud from the sea.
15Therefore praise יהוה in the east, the Name of יהוה Elohim of Yisra’ĕl in the coastlands of the sea.
16From the ends of the earth we shall hear songs, “Splendour to the Righteous One!” But I say, “I waste away, I waste away! Woe to me! The treacherous betray, with treachery the treacherous betray.”
17Fear and the pit and the snare are upon you, O inhabitant of the earth.
18And it shall be that he who flees from the noise of the fear falls into the pit, and he who comes up from the midst of the pit is caught in the snare. For the windows from on high shall be opened, and the foundations of the earth be shaken.
19The earth shall be utterly broken, the earth shall be completely shattered, the earth shall be fiercely shaken.
20The earth shall stagger like a drunkard. And it shall totter like a hut, and its transgression shall be heavy upon it, and it shall fall, and not rise again.
21And in that day it shall be that יהוה punishes on high the host of exalted ones, and on the earth the sovereigns of the earth.
22And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and be punished after many days.
23And the moon shall blush, and the sun shall be ashamed, for יהוה of hosts shall reign on Mount Tsiyon, and in Yerushalayim,#See Isa. 12:6; Isa. 16:5; Isa. 46:13; Isa. 52:8; Isa. 59:20; Psa. 102:16; Eze. 43:7-9; Joel 3:17; Joel 3:21; Mic. 4:7-9; Zep. 3:14, 15, 16, 17; Zech. 1:16, 17; Zech. 2:10; Zech. 8:3-8; Zech. 14:1- 11; Acts 1:6, 7; Rev. 21 and before His elders, in esteem!
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