Isaiah 24:1 BSB — MannaFest

Isaiah 24:1

Behold, the LORD lays waste the earth and leaves it in ruins. He will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants—

BSB

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ASV

Behold, Jehovah maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.

KJV

Behold, the Lord maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.

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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

Behold, the Lord maketh the earth empty,.... Some, by the "earth", only understand the land of Israel or Judea, and interpret the prophecy of the captivity of the ten tribes by Shalmaneser, as Kimchi, and other Jewish writers; and others, of the destruction of the Jews by Nebuchadnezzar; but some take in along with them the neighbouring nations who suffered by the same princes at the same time.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Maketh the earth empty - That is, will depopulate it, or take away its inhabitants, and its wealth. The word ‘earth’ here (ארץ 'ārets) is used evidently not to denote the whole world, but the land to which the prophet particularly refers - the land of Judea. It should have been translated the land (see Joe 1:2). It is possible, however, that the word here may be intended to include so much of the nations that surrounded Palestine as were allied with it, or as were connected with it in the desolations under Nebuchadnezzar.

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
הִנֵּ֧ה	hi.Neh	here!	H2009 →
יְהוָ֛ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
בּוֹקֵ֥ק	bo.Kek	[is] about to lay waste	H1238 →
הָאָ֖רֶץ	ha.'A.retz	the earth	H776 →
וּבֽוֹלְקָ֑הּ	u.Vol.Kah	and [is] about to devastate it	H1110 →
וְעִוָּ֣ה	ve.'i.Vah	and he will twist	H5753 →
פָנֶ֔יהָ	fa.Nei.ha	surface its	H6440 →
וְהֵפִ֖יץ	ve.he.Fitz	and he will scatter	H6327 →
יֹשְׁבֶֽיהָ׃	yo.she.Vei.ha	inhabitants its	H3427 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Isaiah 2:19
Men will flee to caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.
leads to
- Isaiah 2:10
  Go into the rocks and hide in the dust from the terror of the LORD and the splendor of His majesty.
- Luke 23:30
  At that time ‘they will say to the mountains, “Fall on us!” and to the hills, “Cover us!”’
- Hosea 10:8
  The high places of Aven will be destroyed—it is the sin of Israel; thorns and thistles will overgrow their altars. Then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!” and to the hills, “Fall…
Through
Isaiah 42:15
I will lay waste the mountains and hills and dry up all their vegetation. I will turn the rivers into dry land and drain the marshes.
leads to
- Isaiah 50:2
  Why was no one there when I arrived? Why did no one answer when I called? Is My hand too short to redeem you? Or do I lack the strength to deliver you? Behold,…
Through
Nahum 2:10
She is emptied! Yes, she is desolate and laid waste! Hearts melt, knees knock, bodies tremble, and every face grows pale!
leads to
- Daniel 5:6
  his face grew pale and his thoughts so alarmed him that his hips gave way and his knees knocked together.
- Joel 2:6
  Nations writhe in horror before them; every face turns pale.
- Psalms 22:14
  I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me.
Through
Isaiah 24:20
The earth staggers like a drunkard and sways like a shack. Earth’s rebellion weighs it down, and it falls, never to rise again.
leads to
- Isaiah 19:14
  The LORD has poured into her a spirit of confusion. Egypt has been led astray in all she does, as a drunkard staggers through his own vomit.

About Isaiah

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01Commentary

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Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Isaiah

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Isaiah