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Isaiah 24:1

Judgment
Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.

2 And it shall be, as 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 taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him.

3 The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the LORD hath 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 empty, and void, and waste: and the heart melteth, and the knees smite together, and much pain is in all loins, and the faces of them all gather blackness.

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  • Isaiah 2:19

    And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.

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  • Isaiah 24:20

    The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.

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  • Isaiah 42:15

    I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.

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  • Isaiah 6:11–12

    Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate,

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  • Ezekiel 12:20

    And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be desolate; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

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  • Ezekiel 35:14

    Thus saith the Lord GOD; When the whole earth rejoiceth, I will make thee desolate.

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  • 2 Kings 21:13

    And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down.

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