Christian Standard Bible
Isaiah 24:16
16From the ends of the earth we hear songs: The Splendor of the Righteous One. But I said, “I waste away! I waste away! Woe is me.” The treacherous act treacherously; the treacherous deal very treacherously.
Isaiah 24:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.
- New International Version (NIV)From the ends of the earth we hear singing: “Glory to the Righteous One.” But I said, “I waste away, I waste away! Woe to me! The treacherous betray! With treachery the treacherous betray!”
- English Standard Version (ESV)From the ends of the earth we hear songs of praise, of glory to the Righteous One. But I say, "I waste away, I waste away. Woe is me! For the traitors have betrayed, with betrayal the traitors have betrayed."
- New King James Version (NKJV)From the ends of the earth we have heard songs: “Glory to the righteous!” But I said, “I am ruined, ruined! Woe to me! The treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously, Indeed, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.”
Context of Isaiah 24:16
14They raise their voices, they sing out; they proclaim in the west the majesty of the Lord. 15Therefore, in the east honor the Lord! In the coasts and islands of the west honor the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. From the ends of the earth we hear songs: The Splendor of the Righteous One. But I said, “I waste away! I waste away! Woe is me.” The treacherous act treacherously; the treacherous deal very treacherously. 17Panic, pit, and trap await you who dwell on the earth. 18Whoever flees at the sound of panic will fall into a pit, and whoever escapes from the pit will be caught in a trap. For the floodgates on high are opened, and the foundations of the earth are shaken.
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מִכְּנַ֨ף הָאָ֜רֶץ זְמִרֹ֤ת שָׁמַ֙עְנוּ֙ צְבִ֣י לַצַּדִּ֔יק וָאֹמַ֛ר רָזִי־לִ֥י רָֽזִי־לִ֖י א֣וֹי לִ֑י בֹּגְדִ֣ים בָּגָ֔דוּ וּבֶ֥גֶד בּוֹגְדִ֖ים בָּגָֽדוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- From the uttermost partכָּנָףkânâph · wingH3671
- of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- have we heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
- songsזָמִירzâmîyr zâmir zemirâh · songH2158
- gloryצְבִיtsebîy · beautyH6643
- to the righteousצַדִּיקtsaddîyq · righteousH6662
- But I saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- My leannessרָזִיrâzîy · wastingH7334
- woeאוֹי'ôy · woe!H188
- unto me! the treacherous dealersבָּגַדbâgad · to act treacherouslyH898
- have dealt veryבֶּ֫גֶדbeged · treacheryH899
Cross-references for Isaiah 24:16
- Isaiah 26:15You have added to the nation, Lord. You have added to the nation; you are honored. You have expanded all the borders of the land.
- Isaiah 45:22Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth. For I am God, and there is no other.
- Isaiah 52:10The Lord has displayed his holy arm in the sight of all the nations; all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.
- Isaiah 66:19I will establish a sign among them, and I will send survivors from them to the nations — to Tarshish, Put, Lud (who are archers), Tubal, Javan, and the coasts and islands far away — who have not heard about me or seen my glory. And they will proclaim my glory among the nations.
- Psalms 2:8Ask of me, and I will make the nations your inheritance and the ends of the earth your possession.
- Psalms 22:27All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord. All the families of the nations will bow down before you,
- Psalms 67:7God will bless us, and all the ends of the earth will fear him.
- Psalms 72:8May he rule from sea to sea and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.
- Psalms 98:3He has remembered his love and faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen our God’s victory.
- Psalms 107:1Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his faithful love endures forever.
- Micah 5:4He will stand and shepherd them in the strength of the Lord, in the majestic name of the Lord his God. They will live securely, for then his greatness will extend to the ends of the earth.
- Mark 13:27He will send out the angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.
- Acts 13:47For this is what the Lord has commanded us: I have made you a light for the Gentiles to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.”
- Exodus 15:11Lord, who is like you among the gods? Who is like you, glorious in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders?
- Psalms 68:10Your people settled in it; God, you provided for the poor by your goodness.
- Revelation 15:3They sang the song of God’s servant Moses and the song of the Lamb: Great and awe-inspiring are your works, Lord God, the Almighty; just and true are your ways, King of the nations.
Commentaries on Isaiah 24:16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16But I said - The prophet speaks in the person of the inhabitants of the land still remaining there, who should be pursued by Divine vengeance, and suffer repeated distresses from the inroads and depredations of their powerful enemies. Agreeably to what he said before in a general denunciation of these calamities: - "Though there be a tenth part remaining in it; Even this shall undergo a repeated destruction." Isaiah 6:13; (note). See the note there. - L…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16From the uttermost part of the earth - The word earth‘ here seems to be taken in its usual sense, and to denote countries without the bounds of Palestine, and the phrase is equivalent to remote regions or distant countries (see the note at Isaiah 11:12). The prophet here represents himself as hearing those songs from distant lands as a grand chorus, the sound of which came in upon and pervaded Palestine. The worship of God would be still continued, though…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. 16I am wasting away: The prophets knew the emotional pain caused by their people's sins and its consequences (see Isaiah 15:5; 21:4; Jeremiah 15:10; Micah 1:8). Even though parts of the new world have begun to appear, the lies and evil ways of the old world still control people for a time.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. Songs to God come in together to Palestine from distant lands, as a grand chorus. glory to the righteous--the burden of the songs (Is 26:2, 7). Amidst exile, the loss of their temple, and all that is dear to man, their confidence in God is unshaken. These songs recall the joy of other times and draw from Jerusalem in her present calamities, the cry, "My leanness." Horsley translates, "glory to the Just One"; then My leanness expresses his sense of…Read the comment
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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
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