Isaiah 24:16

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 Living Translation (NLT)We hear songs of praise from the ends of the earth, songs that give glory to the Righteous One! But my heart is heavy with grief. Weep for me, for I wither away. Deceit still prevails, and treachery is everywhere.

Context of Isaiah 24:16

14They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing; For the majesty of the Lord They shall cry aloud from the sea. 15Therefore glorify the Lord in the dawning light, The name of the Lord God of Israel in the coastlands of the sea. 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.” 17Fear and the pit and the snare Are upon you, O inhabitant of the earth. 18And it shall be That he who flees from the noise of the fear Shall fall into the pit, And he who comes up from the midst of the pit Shall be caught in the snare; For the windows from on high are open, And the foundations of the earth are shaken.

Isaiah 24:16 word by word

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 increased the nation, O Lord, You have increased the nation; You are glorified; You have expanded all the borders of the land.
• Isaiah 45:22“Look to Me, and be saved, All you ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other.
• Isaiah 52:10The Lord has made bare His holy arm In the eyes of all the nations; And all the ends of the earth shall see The salvation of our God.
• Isaiah 66:19I will set a sign among them; and those among them who escape I will send to the nations: to Tarshish and Pul and Lud, who draw the bow, and Tubal and Javan, to the coastlands afar off who have not heard My fame nor seen My glory. And they shall declare My glory among the Gentiles.
• Psalms 2:8Ask of Me, and I will give You The nations for Your inheritance, And the ends of the earth for Your possession.
• Psalms 22:27All the ends of the world Shall remember and turn to the Lord, And all the families of the nations Shall worship before You.
• Psalms 67:7God shall bless us, And all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.
• Psalms 72:8He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, And from the River to the ends of the earth.
• Psalms 98:3He has remembered His mercy and His faithfulness to the house of Israel; All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
• Psalms 107:1Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.
• Micah 5:4And He shall stand and feed His flock In the strength of the Lord, In the majesty of the name of the Lord His God; And they shall abide, For now He shall be great To the ends of the earth;
• Mark 13:27And then He will send His angels, and gather together His elect from the four winds, from the farthest part of earth to the farthest part of heaven.
• Acts 13:47For so the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have set you as a light to the Gentiles, That you should be for salvation to the ends of the earth.’ ”
• Exodus 15:11“Who is like You, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like You, glorious in holiness, Fearful in praises, doing wonders?
• Psalms 68:10Your congregation dwelt in it; You, O God, provided from Your goodness for the poor.
• Revelation 15:3They sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying: “Great and marvelous are Your works, Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the saints!

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

Topics related to Isaiah 24:16

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Church
• Gentiles
• Praise

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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