Isaiah 24:2

And it shall be—As the people, so, the priest, As the servant, so his lord, As the maid, so, her mistress,—As the buyer, so, the seller, As the lender, so, the borrower, As the debtor, so! his creditor.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

1Lo! Yahweh emptying the earth and laying it waste,—And he will overturn the face thereof, And scatter them who dwell therein.

3Emptied—emptied—shall be the earth yea pillaged—pillaged,—For, Yahweh, hath spoken this word.

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Cross References

Genesis 41:50Now to Joseph, were born two sons, ere yet came in the year of famine,—whom Asenath daughter of Poti-phera priest of On, bare to him.

Deuteronomy 23:19Thou shalt not lend on interest to thy brother, interest of silver, interest of food,—interest of any thing that can be lent on interest:

2 Chronicles 36:20and he exiled the remnant left from the sword, into Babylon,—where they became his and his sons, as servants, until the reign of the kingdom of Persia:

Isaiah 3:2Man of might and man of war,—Judge and prophet And diviner and elder;

Isaiah 9:14Therefore hath Yahweh cut off from Israel—Head and tail Palm-top and rush, In one day.

Jeremiah 23:11For both prophet and priest, are profane,—Even in my house, have I found their wickedness, Declareth Yahweh.

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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