New English Translation
Isaiah 24:10
10The ruined town is shattered; all of the houses are shut up tight.
Isaiah 24:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The city of confusion is broken down: every house is shut up, that no man may come in.
- New International Version (NIV)The ruined city lies desolate; the entrance to every house is barred.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The wasted city is broken down; every house is shut up so that none can enter.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The city of confusion is broken down; Every house is shut up, so that none may go in.
Context of Isaiah 24:10
8The happy sound of the tambourines stops, the revelry of those who celebrate comes to a halt, the happy sound of the harp ceases. 9They no longer sing and drink wine; the beer tastes bitter to those who drink it. The ruined town is shattered; all of the houses are shut up tight. 11They howl in the streets because of what happened to the wine; all joy turns to sorrow; celebrations disappear from the earth. 12The city is left in ruins; the gate is reduced to rubble.
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נִשְׁבְּרָ֖ה קִרְיַת־תֹּ֑הוּ סֻגַּ֥ר כָּל־בַּ֖יִת מִבּֽוֹא׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Isaiah 24:10
- Isaiah 24:12The city is left in ruins; the gate is reduced to rubble.
- Isaiah 25:2Indeed, you have made the city into a heap of rubble, the fortified town into a heap of ruins; the fortress of foreigners is no longer a city, it will never be rebuilt.
- Isaiah 27:10For the fortified city is left alone; it is a deserted settlement and abandoned like the desert. Calves graze there; they lie down there and eat its branches bare.
- Isaiah 32:14For the fortress is neglected; the once-crowded city is abandoned. Hill and watchtower are permanently uninhabited. Wild donkeys love to go there, and flocks graze there.
- Isaiah 34:13Her fortresses will be overgrown with thorns; thickets and weeds will grow in her fortified cities. Jackals will settle there; ostriches will live there.
- 2 Kings 25:4The enemy broke through the city walls, and all the soldiers tried to escape. They left the city during the night. They went through the gate between the two walls that is near the king’s garden. (The Babylonians were all around the city.) Then they headed for the Jordan Valley.
- Jeremiah 39:4When King Zedekiah of Judah and all his soldiers saw them, they tried to escape. They departed from the city during the night. They took a path through the king’s garden and passed out through the gate between the two walls. Then they headed for the Jordan Valley.
- Jeremiah 52:7They broke through the city walls, and all the soldiers tried to escape. They left the city during the night. They went through the gate between the two walls that is near the king’s garden. (The Babylonians had the city surrounded.) Then they headed for the Jordan Valley.
- Micah 2:13The one who can break through barriers will lead them out they will break out, pass through the gate, and leave. Their king will advance before them, The Lord himself will lead them.
- Micah 3:12Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed up like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins, and the Temple Mount will become a hill overgrown with brush!
- Luke 19:43For the days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and surround you and close in on you from every side.
- Luke 21:24They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led away as captives among all nations. Jerusalem will be trampled down by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
- Genesis 11:9That is why its name was called Babel – because there the Lord confused the language of the entire world, and from there the Lord scattered them across the face of the entire earth.
- Jeremiah 9:25The Lord says, “Watch out! The time is soon coming when I will punish all those who are circumcised only in the flesh.
- Matthew 23:34“For this reason I am sending you prophets and wise men and experts in the law, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town,
- Revelation 11:7When they have completed their testimony, the beast that comes up from the abyss will make war on them and conquer them and kill them.
Commentaries on Isaiah 24:10
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10The city of confusion - That Jerusalem is here intended there can be no doubt. The name city of confusion.‘ is probably given to it by anticipation of what it would be; that is, as it appeared in prophetic vision to Isaiah (see the note at Isaiah 1:1). He gave to it a name that would describe its state when these calamities should have come upon it. The word rendered confusion‘ (תהו tôhû ) does not denote disorder or anarchy, but is a word expressive of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10city of chaos: The normal problems of city life will grow much worse. Disorder will become chaotic and dangerous. Because of this, people will hide inside their homes. They will lock their doors to stay safe.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. city of confusion--rather, "desolation." What Jerusalem would be; by anticipation it is called so. Horsley translates, "The city is broken down; it is a ruin." shut up--through fear; or rather, "choked up by ruins."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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