Isaiah 24:2

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 creditor, so with the debtor, as with the

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

1Behold, LORD makes the earth empty, and makes it waste, and turns it upside down, and scatters abroad the inhabitants of it.

3The earth shall be utterly emptied, and utterly laid waste, for LORD has spoken this word.

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Cross References

Genesis 41:50And two sons were born to Joseph before the year of famine came, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On, bore to him.

Deuteronomy 23:19Thou shall not lend upon interest to thy brother: interest of money, interest of food, interest of anything that is lent upon interest.

2 Chronicles 36:20And those who had escaped from the sword he carried away to Babylon, and they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia,

Isaiah 3:2the mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the diviner, and the elder,

Isaiah 9:14Therefore LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail, palm-branch and rush, in one day.

Jeremiah 23:11For both prophet and priest are profane. Yea, in my house I have found their wickedness, says LORD.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 24:2-13

General Desolation Announced. ( b. c. 718.) 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… Read the whole commentary →

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