Isaiah 24:6

Therefore a curse devoured the land; Its inhabitants suffered for their guilt; Therefore are the inhabitants of the land consumed with heat, And few of the men are left.

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In The King James Version

Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.

In Context

5The land was polluted under its inhabitants, Because they transgressed the law, they violated the statutes, They broke the everlasting covenant.

7The new wine mourneth; The vine languisheth; All that were of a joyful heart do sigh;

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Cross References

Isaiah 1:31The strong shall become tow, And his work a spark of fire; Both shall burn together, And none shall quench them.

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 →

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