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Isaiah 24:1

Judgment
Behold, the LORD lays waste the earth and leaves it in ruins. He will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants—

2 people and priest alike, servant and master, maid and mistress, buyer and seller, lender and borrower, creditor and debtor.

3 The earth will be utterly laid waste and thoroughly plundered. For the LORD has spoken this word.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Behold, the LORD lays waste the earth and leaves it in ruins. He will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants—
KJV
Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.
WEB
Behold, the LORD makes the earth empty, makes it waste, turns it upside down, and scatters its inhabitants.
ASV
Behold, Jehovah maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.
DARBY
Behold, Jehovah maketh the land empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad its inhabitants.
BLB
Behold, YHWH is emptying the earth, and is making it waste; and He has twisted its surface and has scattered its dwellers.
ÅB
Se, Herren tømmer jorden og legger den øde; han omskifter dens skikkelse og adspreder dem som bor på den.
OTB
Se, Herren er i ferd med å legge jorden øde, ødelegge den, forvrenge dens overflate og spre dens innbyggere.
B1930
Se, Herren tømmer jorden og legger den øde; han omskifter dens skikkelse og adspreder dem som bor på den.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Nahum 2:10

    She is emptied! Yes, she is desolate and laid waste! Hearts melt, knees knock, bodies tremble, and every face grows pale!

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  • Isaiah 2:19

    Men will flee to caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.

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  • Isaiah 24:20

    The earth staggers like a drunkard and sways like a shack. Earth’s rebellion weighs it down, and it falls, never to rise again.

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  • Isaiah 42:15

    I will lay waste the mountains and hills and dry up all their vegetation. I will turn the rivers into dry land and drain the marshes.

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  • Isaiah 6:11–12

    Then I asked: “How long, O Lord?” And He replied: “Until the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant, until the houses are left unoccupied and the land is desolate and ravaged,

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  • Ezekiel 12:20

    The inhabited cities will be laid waste, and the land will become desolate. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’”

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  • Ezekiel 35:14

    This is what the Lord GOD says: While the whole earth rejoices, I will make you desolate.

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  • 2 Kings 21:13

    I will stretch out over Jerusalem the measuring line used against Samaria and the plumb line used against the house of Ahab, and I will wipe out Jerusalem as one wipes out a bowl—wiping it and turning it upside down.

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