Isaiah 24:6

Isaiah 24:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.
• New International Version (NIV)Therefore a curse consumes the earth; its people must bear their guilt. Therefore earth’s inhabitants are burned up, and very few are left.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore a curse devours the earth, and its inhabitants suffer for their guilt; therefore the inhabitants of the earth are scorched, and few men are left.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore the curse has devoured the earth, And those who dwell in it are desolate. Therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, And few men are left.

Context of Isaiah 24:6

4The earth mourns and dries up, and the land wastes away and withers. Even the greatest people on earth waste away. 5The earth suffers for the sins of its people, for they have twisted God’s instructions, violated his laws, and broken his everlasting covenant. Therefore, a curse consumes the earth. Its people must pay the price for their sin. They are destroyed by fire, and only a few are left alive. 7The grapevines waste away, and there is no new wine. All the merrymakers sigh and mourn. 8The cheerful sound of tambourines is stilled; the happy cries of celebration are heard no more. The melodious chords of the harp are silent.

Isaiah 24:6 word by word

עַל־כֵּ֗ן אָלָה֙ אָ֣כְלָה אֶ֔רֶץ וַֽיֶּאְשְׁמ֖וּ יֹ֣שְׁבֵי בָ֑הּ עַל־כֵּ֗ן חָרוּ֙ יֹ֣שְׁבֵי אֶ֔רֶץ וְנִשְׁאַ֥ר אֱנ֖וֹשׁ מִזְעָֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Therefore hath the curseאָלָה'âlâh · oathH423
• devouredאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• and they that dwellיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• therein are desolateאָשַׁם'âsham 'âshêm · be guiltyH816
• are burnedחָרַרchârar · to scorchH2787
• and fewמִזְעָרmiz‛âr · littleH4213
• menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• leftשָׁאַרshâ'ar · to remainH7604

Cross-references for Isaiah 24:6

• Isaiah 42:24Who allowed Israel to be robbed and hurt? It was the Lord, against whom we sinned, for the people would not walk in his path, nor would they obey his law.
• Deuteronomy 28:15“But if you refuse to listen to the Lord your God and do not obey all the commands and decrees I am giving you today, all these curses will come and overwhelm you:
• Deuteronomy 30:18then I warn you now that you will certainly be destroyed. You will not live a long, good life in the land you are crossing the Jordan to occupy.
• Joshua 23:15But as surely as the Lord your God has given you the good things he promised, he will also bring disaster on you if you disobey him. He will completely destroy you from this good land he has given you.
• Zechariah 5:3Then he said to me, “This scroll contains the curse that is going out over the entire land. One side of the scroll says that those who steal will be banished from the land; the other side says that those who swear falsely will be banished from the land.
• Malachi 2:2Listen to me and make up your minds to honor my name,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, “or I will bring a terrible curse against you. I will curse even the blessings you receive. Indeed, I have already cursed them, because you have not taken my warning to heart.
• Malachi 3:9You are under a curse, for your whole nation has been cheating me.
• Malachi 4:1The Lord of Heaven’s Armies says, “The day of judgment is coming, burning like a furnace. On that day the arrogant and the wicked will be burned up like straw. They will be consumed—roots, branches, and all.
• Matthew 27:25And all the people yelled back, “We will take responsibility for his death—we and our children!”
• Leviticus 26:22I will send wild animals that will rob you of your children and destroy your livestock. Your numbers will dwindle, and your roads will be deserted.
• Deuteronomy 4:27For the Lord will scatter you among the nations, where only a few of you will survive.
• Deuteronomy 28:62Though you become as numerous as the stars in the sky, few of you will be left because you would not listen to the Lord your God.
• Ezekiel 5:3Keep just a bit of the hair and tie it up in your robe.
• Matthew 7:14But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it.
• Romans 9:27And concerning Israel, Isaiah the prophet cried out, “Though the people of Israel are as numerous as the sand of the seashore, only a remnant will be saved.
• 2 Peter 3:10But the day of the Lord will come as unexpectedly as a thief. Then the heavens will pass away with a terrible noise, and the very elements themselves will disappear in fire, and the earth and everything on it will be found to deserve judgment.

Commentaries on Isaiah 24:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Are burned "Are destroyed" - For חרו charu, read חרבו charebu . See the Septuagint, Syriac, Chaldee and Symmachus.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Therefore hath the curse devoured - Eaten it up; a figurative expression that is common in the Scriptures, denoting that the desolation is widespread and ruinous. Are burned - (חרוּ chârû ). Instead of this reading, Lowth proposes to read: חרבוּ chârebû Are destroyed.‘ The Septuagint reads it, Therefore the inhabitants of the land shall be poor.‘ The Syriac, The inhabitants of the land shall be slain.‘ But there is no authority from the manuscripts to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6Sin has such a strong impact that nothing on earth can fully make up for it. Our hope is in God. Through Christ, God has made peace with the world (Colossians 1:19–20).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. earth--the land. burned--namely, with the consuming wrath of heaven: either internally, as in Job 30:30 [Rosenmuller]; or externally, the prophet has before his eyes the people being consumed with the withering dryness of their doomed land (so Joe 1:10, 12), [Maurer].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