Isaiah 24:2
And it hath been — as a people so a priest, As the servant so his master, As the maid-servant 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.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
3Utterly emptied is the land, and utterly spoiled, For Jehovah hath spoken this word:
Cross References
Genesis 41:50And to Joseph were born two sons before the year of famine cometh, whom Asenath daughter of Poti-Pherah, priest of On, hath borne to him,
Deuteronomy 23:19'Thou dost not lend in usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of food, usury of anything which is lent on usury.
2 Chronicles 36:20And he removeth those left of the sword unto Babylon, and they are to him and to his sons for servants, till the reigning of the kingdom of Persia,
Isaiah 3:2Hero and man of war, judge and prophet, And diviner and elder,
Isaiah 9:14And Jehovah cutteth off from Israel head and tail, Branch and reed — the same day,
Jeremiah 23:11For both prophet and priest have been profane, Yea, in My house I found their wickedness, An affirmation of Jehovah.
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 →