Isaiah 24:21

In that day the LORD will punish the host of heaven above and the kings of the earth below.

Berean Standard Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

20The earth staggers like a drunkard and sways like a shack. Earth’s rebellion weighs it down, and it falls, never to rise again.

22They will be gathered together like prisoners in a pit. They will be confined to a dungeon and punished after many days.

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Cross References

Psalms 149:6May the high praises of God be in their mouths, and a double-edged sword in their hands,

Isaiah 10:25For in just a little while My fury against you will subside, and My anger will turn to their destruction.”

Isaiah 25:10For the hand of the LORD will rest on this mountain. But Moab will be trampled in his place as straw is trodden into the dung pile.

Ezekiel 38:1And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Ezekiel 39:5You will fall in the open field, for I have spoken, declares the Lord GOD.

Joel 3:19Egypt will become desolate, and Edom a desert wasteland, because of the violence done to the people of Judah, in whose land they shed innocent blood.

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 →

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