Isaiah 24:21
And it shall come to pass, that in that day the Lord shall visit upon the host of heaven on high, and upon the kings of the earth, on the earth. The host of heaven on high... The stars, which in many places of the Scripture are so called. Some commentators explain that these words here signify the demons of the air.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)
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Psalms 149:6The high praises of God shall be in their mouth: and two-edged swords in their hands:
Isaiah 10:25For yet a little and a very little while, and my indignation shall cease, and my wrath shall be upon their wickedness.
Isaiah 25:10For the hand of the Lord shall rest in this mountain: and Moab shall be trodden down under him, as straw is broken in pieces with the wain. Moab... That is, the reprobate, whose eternal punishment, from which they can no way escape, is described under these figures.
Ezekiel 38:1And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
Ezekiel 39:5Thou shalt fall upon the face of the field: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord God.
Joel 3:19Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom a wilderness destroyed: because they have done unjustly against the children of Juda, and have shed innocent blood in their land.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 24:17-23
Encouraging Prospects; Degeneracy Predicted. ( b. c. 718.) 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… Read the whole commentary →