Isaiah 24:21

Isaiah 24:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.
• New International Version (NIV)In that day the Lord will punish the powers in the heavens above and the kings on the earth below.
• English Standard Version (ESV)On that day the Lord will punish the host of heaven, in heaven, and the kings of the earth, on the earth.
• New King James Version (NKJV)It shall come to pass in that day That the Lord will punish on high the host of exalted ones, And on the earth the kings of the earth.

Context of Isaiah 24:21

19The earth is broken completely apart, The earth is split apart, The earth is shaken violently. 20The earth reels back and forth like a drunkard And sways like a shack; Its transgression lies heavily upon it, And it will fall and not rise again. So it will happen in that day That the Lord will visit and punish the host (fallen angels) of heaven on high, And the kings of the earth on the earth. 22They will be gathered together As prisoners [are gathered] in a dungeon; They will be shut up in prison, And after many days they will be visited and punished. 23Then the full moon will be embarrassed and the sun ashamed, For the Lord of hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, And His glory and brilliance will shine before His elders.

Isaiah 24:21 word by word

וְהָיָה֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא יִפְקֹ֧ד יְהוָ֛ה עַל־צְבָ֥א הַמָּר֖וֹם בַּמָּר֑וֹם וְעַל־מַלְכֵ֥י הָאֲדָמָ֖ה עַל־הָאֲדָמָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it shall come to pass in that dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• shall punishפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: punishH6485
• the hostצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · armyH6635
• of the high onesמָרוֹםmârôm · heightH4791
• and the kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of the earthאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: planetH127

Cross-references for Isaiah 24:21

• Isaiah 10:25For yet a very little while and My indignation [against you] will be fulfilled and My anger will be directed toward the destruction of the Assyrian.”
• Isaiah 14:1For the Lord will have compassion on Jacob (the captives in Babylon) and will again choose Israel, and will settle them in their own land. Foreigners (Gentiles) will join them [as proselytes] and will attach themselves to the house of Jacob (Israel).
• Isaiah 25:10For the hand of the Lord will rest on this mountain [Zion], And Moab will be trampled down in his place As straw is trampled down in the [filthy] water of a manure pile.
• Isaiah 34:2For the Lord is angry at all the nations, And His wrath is against all their armies; He has utterly doomed them, He has given them over to slaughter.
• Psalms 76:12He will cut off the spirit of princes; He is awesome and feared by the kings of the earth.
• Psalms 149:6Let the high praises of God be in their throats, And a two-edged sword in their hands,
• Ezekiel 38:1And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
• Ezekiel 39:1“And you, son of man, prophesy against Gog, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I am against you, O Gog, chief prince (ruler) of Meshech and Tubal;
• Joel 3:9Proclaim this among the [pagan] nations: Prepare a war! Stir up the mighty men! Let all the men of war come near, let them come up!
• Haggai 2:21“Speak to Zerubbabel governor of Judah, saying, ‘I am going to shake the heavens and the earth.
• Zechariah 14:12Now this will be the plague with which the Lord shall strike all the peoples that have warred against Jerusalem: Their flesh will rot while they stand on their feet, and their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongue will rot in their mouth.
• Revelation 6:14The sky was split [separated from the land] and rolled up like a scroll, and every mountain and island were dislodged and moved out of their places.
• Revelation 17:14They will wage war against the Lamb (Christ), and the Lamb will triumph and conquer them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those who are with Him and on His side are the called and chosen (elect) and faithful.”
• Revelation 18:9“And the kings and political leaders of the earth, who committed immorality and lived luxuriously with her, will weep and beat their chests [in mourning] over her when they see the smoke of her burning,
• Revelation 19:18so that you may feast on the flesh of kings, the flesh of commanders, the flesh of powerful and mighty men, the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all humanity, both free men and slaves, both small and great [in a complete conquest of evil].”

Commentaries on Isaiah 24:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21On high - upon the earth - That is, the ecclesiastical and civil polity of the Jews, which shall be destroyed. The nation shall continue in a state of depression and dereliction for a long time. The image seems to be taken from the practice of the great monarchs of that time; who, when they had thrown their wretched captives into a dungeon, never gave themselves the trouble of inquiring about them; but let them lie a long time in that miserable condition…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21In that day - In the time of the captivity at Babylon. Shall punish - Hebrew as the Margin, Shall visit upon‘ (see the note at Isaiah 10:12). The host of the high ones - There have been various interpretations of this expression. Jerome understands it of the host of heaven, and thinks it refers to the fact that in the day of judgment God will judge not only earthly things but celestial, and especially the sun and moon and stars, as having been the objects…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-23Verses 16-23 Believers may be driven into the uttermost parts of the earth; but they are singing, not sighing. Here is terror to sinners; the prophet laments the miseries he saw breaking in like a torrent; and the small number of believers. He foresees that sin would abound. The meaning is plain, that evil pursues sinners. Unsteady, uncertain are all these things. Worldly men think to dwell in the earth as in a palace, as in a castle; but it shall be…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21The phrase translated as host of heaven comes from the Hebrew tseba’ hammarom, which means “armed army of the heavens.” This phrase may refer to pagan gods that people believed were represented by the stars. It may also refer to angels. Some scholars think it could even include demons (Revelation 12:4, 9). The judgment described here will reach every part of creation. It will affect both the earth and the heavens (Isaiah 13:13; 34:5; see Ephesians…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. host of ... high ones--the heavenly host, that is, either the visible host of heaven (the present economy of nature, affected by the sun, moon, and stars, the objects of idolatry, being abolished, Is 65:17; 60:19, simultaneously with the corrupt polity of men); or rather, "the invisible rulers of the darkness of this world," as the antithesis to "kings of the earth" shows. Angels, moreover, preside, as it were, over kingdoms of the world (Da 10:13…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 24:21

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In the dictionaries

• Day, That (the)
• That Day
• Dark
• Fear
• Lift
• Sennacherib
• Shake
• Angel
• Isaiah
• Punishment, Everlasting

Commentaries on Isaiah 24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings