Isaiah 24:4
The earth dries up and withers, the world shrivels up and fades away, 1 the prominent people of the earth waste away. 1
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Isaiah 2:11The lofty gaze of man will be brought low, and the pride of men will be brought down, 1 and Yahweh alone will be exalted on that day. 1
Isaiah 28:1Woe to the proud garland crown that is worn by each of the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fading flower of its glorious beauty, 1 the garland that is set on the head of the lush Valley of those who are overcome with wine! 1
Isaiah 64:6For we have all become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous deeds are like a menstrual rag. 1 We have all withered like leaves; our iniquities, like the wind, carry us away. 1
Jeremiah 12:4How long will the land go on drying up, and the plants in every field wither because of the wickedness of its inhabitants? 1 The animals and the birds have been taken away. Indeed, the people say, “God will not see what happens to us.” 1
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 →