1 Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.
2 And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him.
3 The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the LORD hath spoken this word.
4 The earth mourneth [and] fadeth away, the world languisheth [and] fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish.
5 The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant.
6 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.
7 The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh.
8 The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.
9 They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.
10 The city of confusion is broken down: every house is shut up, that no man may come in.
11 [There is] a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.
12 In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruction.
13 When thus it shall be in the midst of the land among the people, [there shall be] as the shaking of an olive tree, [and] as the gleaning grapes when the vintage is done.
14 They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the LORD, they shall cry aloud from the sea.
15 Wherefore glorify ye the LORD in the fires, [even] the name of the LORD God of Israel in the isles of the sea.
16 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.
17 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, [are] upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.
18 And it shall come to pass, [that] he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.
19 The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.
20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.
21 And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones [that are] on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.
22 And they shall be gathered together, [as] prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.
23 Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.
Versículos relacionados com Isaiah, 24:
Isaiah 24 is a chapter that talks about the destruction that will come upon all the earth because of the rebellion against God. The chapter begins with the description of the earth being completely devastated and its inhabitants suffering the consequences of evil they have practiced. He then talks about the punishment that will come upon the powerful of the earth and the glory that God will receive when restoring the order. Below are five verses related to the topics addressed in Isaiah 24:
Psalm 46:8 - "Come, contemplate the works of the Lord; what desolations have done on earth!" This verse talks about God's ability to cause desolation on earth as a form of punishment for the sins of men.
Matthew 24:21 - "For there will then be great affliction, as has never been since the beginning of the world so far, nor will there be." This verse talks about the coming judgment that God will bring about the earth, which will be a time of great distress.
Jeremiah 25:31 - "The crash shall come to the end of the earth, for the Lord has to strive with the nations, will enter into judgment with all the flesh; the wicked shall surrender to the sword, says the Lord." This verse talks about God's dispute with the nations of the earth, and how he will bring judgment on all the wicked.
Revelation 19:1-2 - "Then these things heard in heaven as a large voice of a great multitude, which said, Hallelujah! Salvation, and glory, and power belong to our God; for true and righteous are the righteous his judgments, for he judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her prostitution, and from her hands avenged the blood of her servants. " This verse talks about the glory that God will receive when bringing judgment on the earth and punishing the wicked.
Isaiah 26:21 - "For behold, the Lord will leave his place to punish the residents of the earth because of his iniquity; and the earth will discover his blood, and will no longer cover his dead." This verse talks about how God will come out of his place to punish the residents of the earth because of his iniquity.
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