Isaiah 24:16

From the farthest part of the earth comes the sound of songs, glory to the upright. But I said, I am wasting away, wasting away, the curse is on me! The false ones go on in their false way, yes, they go on acting falsely.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

15Give praise to the Lord in the east, to the name of the Lord, the God of Israel, in the sea-lands.

17Fear, and death, and the net, are come on you, O people of the earth.

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Cross References

Psalms 2:8Make your request to me, and I will give you the nations for your heritage, and the farthest limits of the earth will be under your hand.

Psalms 58:10\58:9\Before they are conscious of it, let them be cut down like thorns; let a strong wind take them away like waste growth.

Psalms 72:8Let his kingdom be from sea to sea, from the River to the ends of the earth.

Psalms 106:15And he gave them their request, but sent a wasting disease into their souls.

Isaiah 6:5Then I said, The curse is on me, and my fate is destruction; for I am a man of unclean lips, living among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of armies.

Isaiah 17:4And it will be in that day that the glory of Jacob will be made small, and the strength of his body will become feeble.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 24:14-16

Hope in the End. ( b. c. 718.) 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. Here is mercy remembered in the midst of wrath. In Judah and Jerusalem, and the… Read the whole commentary →

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