Isaiah 24:2
And it has been—as a people so a priest, || As the servant so his master, || As the maidservant so her mistress, || As the buyer so the seller, || As the lender so the borrower, || As the usurer so he who is lifting [it] on himself.
Literal Standard Version
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In Context
3The earth is utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled, || For YHWH has spoken this word:
Cross References
Genesis 41:50And to Joseph were born two sons before the year of famine comes, whom Asenath daughter of Poti-Pherah, priest of On, has borne to him,
Deuteronomy 23:19You do not lend in usury to your brother—usury of money, usury of food, usury of anything which is lent on usury.
2 Chronicles 36:20And he removes those left of the sword to Babylon, and they are to him and to his sons for servants, until the reigning of the kingdom of Persia,
Isaiah 3:2Mighty and man of war, judge and prophet, || And diviner and elderly,
Isaiah 9:14And YHWH cuts off head and tail from Israel, || Branch and reed—the same day.
Jeremiah 23:11“For both prophet and priest have been profane, || Indeed, I found their wickedness in My house,” || A declaration of YHWH.
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 →