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Isaiah 24
New International Version

### The Lord’s Devastation of the Earth

24 See, the Lord is going to lay waste the earth(A)
and devastate(B) it;
he will ruin its face
and scatter(C) its inhabitants—
2 it will be the same
for priest as for people,(D)
for the master as for his servant,
for the mistress as for her servant,
for seller as for buyer,(E)
for borrower as for lender,
for debtor as for creditor.(F)
3 The earth will be completely laid waste(G)
and totally plundered.(H)
The Lord has spoken(I) this word.

4 The earth dries up(J) and withers,(K)
the world languishes and withers,
the heavens(L) languish with the earth.(M)
5 The earth is defiled(N) by its people;
they have disobeyed(O) the laws,
violated the statutes
and broken the everlasting covenant.(P)
6 Therefore a curse(Q) consumes the earth;
its people must bear their guilt.
Therefore earth’s inhabitants are burned up,(R)
and very few are left.
7 The new wine dries up(S) and the vine withers;(T)
all the merrymakers groan.(U)
8 The joyful timbrels(V) are stilled,
the noise(W) of the revelers(X) has stopped,
the joyful harp(Y) is silent.(Z)
9 No longer do they drink wine(AA) with a song;
the beer is bitter(AB) to its drinkers.
10 The ruined city(AC) lies desolate;(AD)
the entrance to every house is barred.
11 In the streets they cry out(AE) for wine;(AF)
all joy turns to gloom,(AG)
all joyful sounds are banished from the earth.
12 The city is left in ruins,(AH)
its gate(AI) is battered to pieces.
13 So will it be on the earth
and among the nations,
as when an olive tree is beaten,(AJ)
or as when gleanings are left after the grape harvest.(AK)

14 They raise their voices, they shout for joy;(AL)
from the west(AM) they acclaim the Lord’s majesty.
15 Therefore in the east(AN) give glory(AO) to the Lord;
exalt(AP) the name(AQ) of the Lord, the God of Israel,
in the islands(AR) of the sea.
16 From the ends of the earth(AS) we hear singing:(AT)
“Glory(AU) to the Righteous One.”(AV)

But I said, “I waste away, I waste away!(AW)
Woe(AX) to me!
The treacherous(AY) betray!
With treachery the treacherous betray!(AZ)”
17 Terror(BA) and pit and snare(BB) await you,
people of the earth.(BC)
18 Whoever flees(BD) at the sound of terror
will fall into a pit;(BE)
whoever climbs out of the pit
will be caught in a snare.(BF)

The floodgates of the heavens(BG) are opened,
the foundations of the earth shake.(BH)
19 The earth is broken up,(BI)
the earth is split asunder,(BJ)
the earth is violently shaken.
20 The earth reels like a drunkard,(BK)
it sways like a hut(BL) in the wind;
so heavy upon it is the guilt of its rebellion(BM)
that it falls(BN)—never to rise again.(BO)

21 In that day(BP) the Lord will punish(BQ)
the powers(BR) in the heavens above
and the kings(BS) on the earth below.
22 They will be herded together
like prisoners(BT) bound in a dungeon;(BU)
they will be shut up in prison
and be punished[a] after many days.(BV)
23 The moon will be dismayed,
the sun(BW) ashamed;
for the Lord Almighty will reign(BX)
on Mount Zion(BY) and in Jerusalem,
and before its elders—with great glory.(BZ)

#### Footnotes

1. Isaiah 24:22 Or released

#### Cross references

1. Isaiah 24:1 : ver 20; Isa 2:19-21; 33:9; Jer 25:29
2. Isaiah 24:1 : S Jos 6:17; S Isa 13:5
3. Isaiah 24:1 : S Ge 11:9
4. Isaiah 24:2 : Hos 4:9
5. Isaiah 24:2 : Eze 7:12; 1Co 7:29-31
6. Isaiah 24:2 : S Lev 25:35-37; Dt 23:19-20; Isa 3:1-7
7. Isaiah 24:3 : S Ge 6:13
8. Isaiah 24:3 : Isa 6:11-12; 10:6
9. Isaiah 24:3 : S Isa 7:7
10. Isaiah 24:4 : Jer 12:11; 14:4; Joel 1:10
11. Isaiah 24:4 : S Isa 15:6
12. Isaiah 24:4 : S Isa 2:12
13. Isaiah 24:4 : S Isa 3:26
14. Isaiah 24:5 : S Ge 3:17
15. Isaiah 24:5 : S Isa 1:2; 9:17; 10:6; 59:12; Jer 7:28
16. Isaiah 24:5 : S Ge 9:11; S Jer 11:10
17. Isaiah 24:6 : S Jos 23:15
18. Isaiah 24:6 : S Isa 1:31
19. Isaiah 24:7 : Jer 48:33; Joel 1:5
20. Isaiah 24:7 : Isa 7:23; S 15:6; 32:10
21. Isaiah 24:7 : S Isa 3:26; 16:8-10
22. Isaiah 24:8 : S Ge 31:27; S Isa 5:12
23. Isaiah 24:8 : Jer 7:34; 16:9; 25:10; 33:11; Hos 2:11
24. Isaiah 24:8 : S Isa 5:14; S 21:5
25. Isaiah 24:8 : S Ps 137:2; Rev 18:22
26. Isaiah 24:8 : La 5:14; Eze 26:13
27. Isaiah 24:9 : Isa 5:11, 22
28. Isaiah 24:9 : Isa 5:20
29. Isaiah 24:10 : Isa 25:2; 26:5
30. Isaiah 24:10 : S Ge 1:2; S Isa 6:11
31. Isaiah 24:11 : S Ps 144:14
32. Isaiah 24:11 : La 2:12
33. Isaiah 24:11 : S Isa 15:6; 16:10; 32:13; Jer 14:3
34. Isaiah 24:12 : S Isa 19:18
35. Isaiah 24:12 : S Isa 3:26; S 13:2
36. Isaiah 24:13 : S Dt 30:4; S Isa 17:6
37. Isaiah 24:13 : Ob 1:5; Mic 7:1
38. Isaiah 24:14 : S Isa 12:6
39. Isaiah 24:14 : Isa 43:5; 49:12
40. Isaiah 24:15 : S Ps 113:3
41. Isaiah 24:15 : Isa 42:12; 66:19; 2Th 1:12
42. Isaiah 24:15 : S Ex 15:2; Isa 25:3; 59:19; Mal 1:11
43. Isaiah 24:15 : S Isa 12:4
44. Isaiah 24:15 : S Isa 11:11
45. Isaiah 24:16 : S Ps 48:10
46. Isaiah 24:16 : S Ps 65:8
47. Isaiah 24:16 : Isa 28:5; 60:1, 19
48. Isaiah 24:16 : S Ezr 9:15
49. Isaiah 24:16 : S Lev 26:39
50. Isaiah 24:16 : 1Sa 4:8; S Isa 5:8; Jer 10:19; 45:3
51. Isaiah 24:16 : S Ps 25:3
52. Isaiah 24:16 : Isa 21:2; 33:1; Jer 3:6, 20; 5:11; 9:2; Hos 5:7; 9:1
53. Isaiah 24:17 : Dt 32:23-25
54. Isaiah 24:17 : Isa 8:14; Jer 48:43
55. Isaiah 24:17 : Lk 21:35
56. Isaiah 24:18 : S Job 20:24
57. Isaiah 24:18 : Isa 42:22
58. Isaiah 24:18 : S Job 18:9; S Isa 8:14; La 3:47; Eze 12:13
59. Isaiah 24:18 : S Ge 7:11
60. Isaiah 24:18 : S Jdg 5:4; S Job 9:6; S Ps 11:3; S Eze 38:19
61. Isaiah 24:19 : S Ps 46:2
62. Isaiah 24:19 : S Dt 11:6
63. Isaiah 24:20 : S Job 12:25
64. Isaiah 24:20 : S Job 27:18
65. Isaiah 24:20 : S Isa 1:2, 28; 43:27; 58:1
66. Isaiah 24:20 : S Ps 46:2
67. Isaiah 24:20 : S Job 12:14
68. Isaiah 24:21 : S Isa 2:11; S 10:20; Rev 16:14
69. Isaiah 24:21 : Isa 10:12; 13:11; Jer 25:29
70. Isaiah 24:21 : 1Co 6:3; Eph 6:11-12
71. Isaiah 24:21 : S Isa 2:12
72. Isaiah 24:22 : S Isa 10:4
73. Isaiah 24:22 : Isa 42:7, 22; Lk 8:31; Rev 20:7-10
74. Isaiah 24:22 : Eze 38:8
75. Isaiah 24:23 : S Isa 13:10
76. Isaiah 24:23 : S Ps 97:1; Rev 22:5
77. Isaiah 24:23 : S Isa 2:2; Heb 12:22
78. Isaiah 24:23 : Isa 28:5; 41:16; 45:25; 60:19; Eze 48:35; Zec 2:5; Rev 21:23

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