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 utterly broken apart, the earth is split open, the earth is shaken violently. 20The earth staggers like a drunkard and sways like a shack. Earth’s rebellion weighs it down, and it falls, never to rise again. In that day the LORD will punish the host of heaven above and the kings of the earth below. 22They will be gathered together like prisoners in a pit. They will be confined to a dungeon and punished after many days. 23The moon will be confounded and the sun will be ashamed; for the LORD of Hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before His elders with great glory.

Isaiah 24:21 word by word

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

• ·הָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• In thatהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• will punishפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: punishH6485
• ·עַל‛al · uponH5921
• the hostצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · armyH6635
• of heavenמָרוֹםmârôm · heightH4791
• and the kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of the earthאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: planetH127

Cross-references for Isaiah 24:21

• Isaiah 10:25For in just a little while My fury against you will subside, and My anger will turn to their destruction.”
• Isaiah 14:1For the LORD will have compassion on Jacob; once again He will choose Israel and settle them in their own land. The foreigner will join them and unite with the house of Jacob.
• Isaiah 25:10For the hand of the LORD will rest on this mountain. But Moab will be trampled in his place as straw is trodden into the dung pile.
• Isaiah 34:2The LORD is angry with all the nations and furious with all their armies. He will devote them to destruction; He will give them over to slaughter.
• Psalms 76:12He breaks the spirits of princes; He is feared by the kings of the earth.
• Psalms 149:6May the high praises of God be in their mouths, and a double-edged sword in their hands,
• Ezekiel 38:1And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
• Ezekiel 39:1“As for you, O son of man, prophesy against Gog and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal.
• Joel 3:9Proclaim this among the nations: “Prepare for war; rouse the mighty men; let all the men of war advance and attack!
• Haggai 2:21“Tell Zerubbabel governor of Judah that I am about to shake the heavens and the earth:
• Zechariah 14:12And this will be the plague with which the LORD strikes all the peoples who have warred against Jerusalem: Their flesh will rot while they stand on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths.
• Revelation 6:14The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place.
• Revelation 17:14They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”
• Revelation 18:9Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her.
• Revelation 19:18so that you may eat the flesh of kings and commanders and mighty men, of horses and riders, of everyone slave and free, small and great.”

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

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• 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