Isaiah 24:21

And it shall be in that day, That Yahweh will bring punishment Upon the host of the height in the height,—And upon the kings of the ground on the ground.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 staggereth—staggereth like a drunken man, And rocketh to and fro like a night-hut,—So shall be heavy upon her, her transgression, And she shall fall and not again rise.

22And they shall be swept together in a crowd, fettered for a pit, And shall be lowered into a dungeon,—And, after many days, shall they be punished.

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Cross References

Psalms 149:6The high songs of GOD be in their throat, and a two-edged sword in their hand:

Isaiah 10:25For, yet a very little while, and displeasure shall end, Yea, mine anger, over their destruction.

Isaiah 25:10For the hand of Yahweh will settle down in this mountain,—Then shall Moab be trodden down in its place, Like the treading down of a strawheap in the water of a dunghill;

Ezekiel 38:1And the word of Yahweh came unto me, saying:

Ezekiel 39:5Upon the, face of the field, shalt thou fall,- For I, have spoken, Declareth My Lord Yahweh.

Joel 3:19Egypt, to a desolation, shall be turned, and, Edom, to a desert most desolate, shall be changed,—because of the violence done to the sons of Judah, in that they shed innocent blood in their land.

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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