Isaiah 24

Berean Standard Bible

God’s Judgment on the Earth

1BeholdH2009, the LORDH3068 lays wasteH1238 the earthH776 and leaves it in ruinsH1110. He will twistH5753 its surfaceH6440 and scatterH6327 its inhabitantsH3427—2 peopleH5971 and priest alikeH3548, servantH5650 and masterH113, maidH8198 and mistressH1404, buyerH7069 and sellerH4376, lenderH3867 and borrowerH3867 H5383 , creditorH5378 and debtor.3The earthH776 will be utterlyH1238 laid wasteH1238 and thoroughlyH962 plunderedH962. ForH3588 the LORDH3068 has spokenH1696 thisH2088 wordH1697.4The earthH776 mournsH56 and withersH5034; the worldH8398 languishesH535 and fadesH5034; the exaltedH4791 of the earthH776 waste awayH535.5The earthH776 is defiledH2610 byH8478 its peopleH3427 ; they have transgressedH5674 the lawsH8451; they have oversteppedH2498 the decreesH2706 and brokenH6565 the everlastingH5769 covenantH1285.6ThereforeH5921 H3651 a curseH423 has consumedH398 the earthH776, and its inhabitantsH3427 must bear the guiltH816; the earth’sH776 dwellersH3427 have been burnedH2787, and only a fewH582 H4213 surviveH7604.

7The new wineH8492 dries upH56, the vineH1612 withersH535.AllH3605 the merrymakersH8056 H3820 now groanH584.8The joyfulH4885 tambourinesH8596 have ceasedH7673;the noiseH7588 of revelersH5947 has stoppedH2308;the joyfulH4885 harpH3658 is silentH7673.9They noH3808 longer singH7892 and drinkH8354 wineH3196;strong drinkH7941 is bitterH4843 to those who consume itH8354.

10The cityH7151 of chaosH8414 is shatteredH7665;everyH3605 houseH1004 is closedH5462 to entryH935.11In the streetsH2351 they cry outH6682 forH5921 wineH3196.AllH3605 joyH8057 turns to gloomH6150;rejoicingH4885 is exiledH1540 from the landH776.12The cityH5892 is leftH7604 in ruinsH8047;its gateH8179 is reducedH3807 to rubbleH7591.13SoH3588 H3541 will it beH1961 onH7130 the earthH776and amongH8432 the nationsH5971,like a harvestedH5363 olive treeH2132,like a gleaningH5955 afterH518 H3615 a grape harvestH1210.

14TheyH1992 raiseH5375 their voicesH6963, they shout for joyH7442;from the westH3220 1 they proclaimH6670 the majestyH1347 of the LORDH3068.15ThereforeH5921 glorifyH3513 the LORDH3068 H3651 in the eastH217.Extol the nameH8034 of the LORDH3068, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478in the islandsH339 2 of the seaH3220.16From the endsH3671 of the earthH776 we hearH8085 singingH2158:“GloryH6643 to the Righteous OneH6662.”

But I saidH559, “I am wasting awayH7334! I am wasting awayH7334!WoeH188 is me.”The treacherousH898 betrayH898;the treacherousH898 deal inH899 treacheryH898.17TerrorH6343 and pitH6354 and snareH6341 await youH5921,O dwellerH3427 of the earthH776.18 Whoever fleesH5127 the soundH6963 of panicH6343will fallH5307 intoH413 the pitH6354,and whoever climbsH5927 fromH8432 the pitH6354will be caughtH3920 in the snareH6341.

ForH3588 the windowsH699 of heavenH4791 are openH6605,and the foundationsH4144 of the earthH776 are shakenH7493.19The earthH776 is utterly broken apartH7489,the earthH776 is split openH6565,the earthH776 is shaken violentlyH4131.20The earthH776 staggersH5128 like a drunkardH7910and swaysH5110 like a shackH4412.Earth’s rebellionH6588 weighs it downH3513 H5921,and it fallsH5307, neverH3808 to riseH6965 againH3254.

21 In thatH1931 dayH3117 the LORDH3068 will punishH6485 the hostH6635 of heavenH4791 aboveH4791 H5921and the kingsH4428 of the earthH127 belowH5921 H127.22They will be gatheredH622 togetherH626like prisonersH616 inH5921 a pitH953.They will be confinedH5462 toH5921 a dungeonH4525and punishedH6485 afterH7230 many daysH3117.23The moonH3842 will be confoundedH2659and the sunH2535 will be ashamedH954;forH3588 the LORDH3068 of HostsH6635 will reignH4427on MountH2022 ZionH6726 and in JerusalemH3389,and beforeH5048 His eldersH2205 with great gloryH3519.