Isaiah 24:21

At that time the Lord will punish all the high heavenly beings and the kings of the earth.

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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 to and fro like a drunk, and sways this way and that like a shelter. The guilt of its rebelliousness weighs heavily on it, and it collapses—it won't rise again.

22They will be brought together, prisoners in a pit. They will be imprisoned, and eventually they will be punished.

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Cross References

Psalms 149:6May their praises of God always be on their lips, a double-edged sword in their hands,

Isaiah 10:25Very shortly I will stop being angry with you. Then I will turn my anger on them and I will destroy them.

Isaiah 25:10The Lord's hand of protection will be on this mountain. But the Moabites will be trampled underfoot like straw into the water of a manure pit.

Ezekiel 38:1A message from the Lord came to me, saying,

Ezekiel 39:5You will fall and die out in the open, for I have spoken, declares the Lord God.

Joel 3:19But Egypt will become desolate, and Edom a desert wasteland, because of the violence they did against Judah, for in their 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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