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 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

14But all who are left shout and sing for joy. Those in the west praise the Lord’s majesty. 15In eastern lands, give glory to the Lord. In the lands beyond the sea, praise the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. 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. 17Terror and traps and snares will be your lot, you people of the earth. 18Those who flee in terror will fall into a trap, and those who escape the trap will be caught in a snare. Destruction falls like rain from the heavens; the foundations of the earth shake.

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 26:15O Lord, you have made our nation great; yes, you have made us great. You have extended our borders, and we give you the glory!
• Isaiah 45:22Let all the world look to me for salvation! For I am God; there is no other.
• Isaiah 52:10The Lord has demonstrated his holy power before the eyes of all the nations. All the ends of the earth will see the victory of our God.
• Isaiah 66:19I will perform a sign among them. And I will send those who survive to be messengers to the nations—to Tarshish, to the Libyans and Lydians (who are famous as archers), to Tubal and Greece, and to all the lands beyond the sea that have not heard of my fame or seen my glory. There they will declare my glory to the nations.
• Psalms 2:8Only ask, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance, the whole earth as your possession.
• Psalms 22:27The whole earth will acknowledge the Lord and return to him. All the families of the nations will bow down before him.
• Psalms 67:7Yes, God will bless us, and people all over the world will fear him.
• Psalms 72:8May he reign from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.
• Psalms 98:3He has remembered his promise to love and be faithful to Israel. The ends of the earth have seen the victory of our God.
• Psalms 107:1Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.
• Micah 5:4And he will stand to lead his flock with the Lord’s strength, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God. Then his people will live there undisturbed, for he will be highly honored around the world.
• Mark 13:27And he will send out his angels to gather his chosen ones from all over the world—from the farthest ends of the earth and heaven.
• Acts 13:47For the Lord gave us this command when he said, ‘I have made you a light to the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the farthest corners of the earth.’”
• Exodus 15:11“Who is like you among the gods, O Lord— glorious in holiness, awesome in splendor, performing great wonders?
• Psalms 68:10There your people finally settled, and with a bountiful harvest, O God, you provided for your needy people.
• Revelation 15:3And they were singing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb: “Great and marvelous are your works, O Lord God, the Almighty. Just and true are your ways, O 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

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