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 has become broken into many pieces. It has torn apart. It is shaking powerfully. 20The earth is like a drunk man. It cannot walk in a straight line. It moves in all directions, like a tent in a storm. The people's sins are like a heavy weight on the earth. It cannot carry them and it will fall. It will never be able to get up again. At that time, the Lord will punish the powerful beings in the skies above. He will punish the kings who rule on the earth below. 22He will bring them together like prisoners in a deep hole. That will be their prison. They will be there for a time, and then he will come to punish them. 23The moon will hide its face in shame. The bright light of the sun will become dark. Yes, the Lord Almighty will become king on Mount Zion. He will rule with great power in Jerusalem. The leaders of the people will see his 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

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 10:25But soon I will be angry with you no longer. Instead, I will be angry with the Assyrians, and I will be ready to destroy them.’
• Isaiah 14:1The Lord will once again be kind to Jacob's descendants. He will choose to help the Israelite people again, as his own people. He will put them back in their land. Foreign people will join them and they will become a part of Jacob's family.
• Isaiah 25:10The Lord's power will bless this mountain. He will knock down Moab's people and he will walk all over them. He will walk on them, as if they are straw in a heap of dung.
• Isaiah 34:2The Lord is angry against all the nations and all their armies. He has decided to destroy them, and that is what he will do.
• Psalms 76:12He makes proud rulers become humble. All the kings of the world should be afraid of him.
• Psalms 149:6They should shout aloud to praise God, while they hold sharp swords in their hands.
• Ezekiel 38:1The Lord gave this message to me:
• Ezekiel 39:1‘Son of man, you must tell my message to Gog to warn him. Say to him, “This is what the Almighty Lord says: Listen! I am your enemy, Gog, prince of Meshech and Tubal.
• Joel 3:9Tell this news to the people in all the countries: Get ready for war! Shout to the soldiers. Make all the men who fight get ready to attack.
• Haggai 2:21‘Speak to Zerubbabel, the ruler of Judah. Tell him that I will cause the sky and the whole earth to shake.
• Zechariah 14:12The Lord will make the people sick that fought against Jerusalem. Their bodies will become bad as they stand on their feet. Their eyes will become bad and they will fall out. And their tongues will become bad in their mouths.
• Revelation 6:14The sky divided into two parts. It rolled up like a piece of paper. Every mountain and every island moved away from its place.
• Revelation 17:14Together they will fight a war against the Lamb. But the Lamb will win against them. He is the Lord above all lords. He is the King who rules over all kings. And God's people will be with him. They are the people that the Lamb has chosen to belong to him. They are the people who have continued to trust him.’
• Revelation 18:9When all that happens, the kings on the earth will be very sad. They enjoyed the bad things that people did in that city. They had many expensive things so that they were happy. Now they will see the smoke from the fire that burns the city. As a result, they will cry and they will weep.
• Revelation 19:18Eat the meat from the dead bodies of God's enemies! Come and eat the meat of kings, the meat of army captains and the meat of powerful men. Eat the meat of dead horses and the soldiers who ride them. Eat the meat of all kinds of people: slaves and free people, important people and ordinary people.’

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