Isaiah 24

Isaiah 24 describes YHWH's comprehensive judgment upon the earth due to humanity's transgression of God's everlasting covenant, resulting in widespread desolation affecting all social classes equally.[1][3] The chapter depicts catastrophic physical upheaval—the earth emptied and scattered, shaken violently like a drunkard, with celestial bodies darkened—followed by the confinement of heavenly powers and earthly kings as prisoners, though it concludes with the promise of YHWH's ultimate glory.[1][2][3]

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Verse 2
And it shall be and he/it became and it shall be as with the people like a gathered people as the people so with the priest as a priestly officiant as a priest as with the servant like a servant as the servant so with his master his lords as his master as with the maid as a slave-woman as the slave-woman so with her mistress like her lady as her mistress as with the buyer as an acquirer as the buyer so with the seller like a seller as the seller as with the lender like the lending-one as the lender so with the borrower one who joins himself as the borrower as with the creditor the creditor as the creditor as with the one who as that which as the one who owes creditor owes to him — to him
וְ/הָיָ֤ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah And it shall be and he/it became and it shall be HC/Vqq3ms כָ/עָם֙ 𐤊/𐤏𐤌 khaam as with the people like a gathered people as the people HRd/Ncmsa כַּ/כֹּהֵ֔ן 𐤊/𐤊𐤄𐤍 kakohen so with the priest as a priestly officiant as a priest HRd/Ncmsa כַּ/עֶ֨בֶד֙ 𐤊/𐤏𐤁𐤃 kaeved as with the servant like a servant as the servant HRd/Ncmsa כַּֽ/אדֹנָ֔י/ו 𐤊/𐤀𐤃𐤍𐤉/𐤅 kadonayv so with his master his lords as his master HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms כַּ/שִּׁפְחָ֖ה 𐤊/𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤄 kashifechah as with the maid as a slave-woman as the slave-woman HRd/Ncfsa כַּ/גְּבִרְתָּ֑/הּ 𐤊/𐤂𐤁𐤓𐤕/𐤄 kageviretah so with her mistress like her lady as her mistress HRd/Ncfsc/Sp3fs כַּ/קּוֹנֶה֙ 𐤊/𐤒𐤅𐤍𐤄 kaqoneh as with the buyer as an acquirer as the buyer HRd/Vqrmsa כַּ/מּוֹכֵ֔ר 𐤊/𐤌𐤅𐤊𐤓 kamokher so with the seller like a seller as the seller HRd/Vqrmsa כַּ/מַּלְוֶה֙ 𐤊/𐤌𐤋𐤅𐤄 kamaleveh as with the lender like the lending-one as the lender HRd/Vhrmsa כַּ/לֹּוֶ֔ה 𐤊/𐤋𐤅𐤄 kaloveh so with the borrower one who joins himself as the borrower HRd/Vqrmsa כַּ/נֹּשֶׁ֕ה 𐤊/𐤍𐤔𐤄 kanosheh as with the creditor the creditor as the creditor HRd/Vqrmsa כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֖ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as with the one who as that which as the one who HR/Tr נֹשֶׁ֥א 𐤍𐤔𐤀 noshe owes creditor owes HVqrmsa בֽ/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 vo to him to him HR/Sp3ms
Verse 5
and-the-earth and the earth and the earth is-defiled she acted corruptly was defiled under under; in place of under its-inhabitants her dwellers her dwellers because for/because because they-have-transgressed they crossed over they transgressed the-laws instructions instructions they-have-changed they passed by they changed the-statute prescribed statute prescribed statute they-have-broken they invalidated they nullified covenant binding agreement covenant everlasting hidden age forever
וְ/הָ/אָ֥רֶץ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 vehaarets Ayé (Yoruba) and-the-earth and the earth and the earth HC/Td/Ncbsa חָנְפָ֖ה 𐤇𐤍𐤐𐤄 chanefah is-defiled she acted corruptly was defiled HVqp3fs תַּ֣חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat under under; in place of under HR יֹשְׁבֶ֑י/הָ 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉/𐤄 yosheveyha its-inhabitants her dwellers her dwellers HVqrmpc/Sp3fs כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki because for/because because HC עָבְר֤וּ 𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤅 averu they-have-transgressed they crossed over they transgressed HVqp3cp תוֹרֹת֙ 𐤕𐤅𐤓𐤕 torot the-laws instructions instructions HNcfpa חָ֣לְפוּ 𐤇𐤋𐤐𐤅 chalefu they-have-changed they passed by they changed HVqp3cp חֹ֔ק 𐤇𐤒 choq the-statute prescribed statute prescribed statute HNcmsa הֵפֵ֖רוּ 𐤄𐤐𐤓𐤅 heferu they-have-broken they invalidated they nullified HVhp3cp בְּרִ֥ית 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 berit covenant binding agreement covenant HNcfsc עוֹלָֽם 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 olam everlasting hidden age forever HNcmsa
Verse 6
therefore upon therefore thus thus thus curse solemn curse-oath curse devours she consumed she ate earth land land and-they-are-held-guilty and they incurred guilt and they incurred guilt inhabitants dwellers of dwellers of in-it — it therefore upon therefore thus thus thus are-scorched they burned are scorched inhabitants dwellers of dwellers of earth land land and-are-left and he was left and it was left man frail mortal frail mortal few a small amount a small amount
עַל 𐤏𐤋 al therefore upon therefore HR כֵּ֗ן 𐤊𐤍 ken cine (Bemba) thus thus thus HTm אָלָה֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤄 alah curse solemn curse-oath curse HNcfsa אָ֣כְלָה 𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤄 akhelah okèlè (Yoruba) devours she consumed she ate HVqp3fs אֶ֔רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets Ayé (Yoruba) earth land land HNcbsa וַֽ/יֶּאְשְׁמ֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤔𐤌𐤅 vayeeshemu and-they-are-held-guilty and they incurred guilt and they incurred guilt HC/Vqw3mp יֹ֣שְׁבֵי 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉 yoshevey inhabitants dwellers of dwellers of HVqrmpc בָ֑/הּ 𐤁/𐤄 vah in-it it HR/Sp3fs עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 therefore upon therefore HR כֵּ֗ן 𐤊𐤍 ken-2 cine (Bemba) thus thus thus HTm חָרוּ֙ 𐤇𐤓𐤅 charu kala (Luba-Kasai (Tshiluba)) are-scorched they burned are scorched HVqp3cp יֹ֣שְׁבֵי 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉 yoshevey-2 inhabitants dwellers of dwellers of HVqrmpc אֶ֔רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets-2 Ayé (Yoruba) earth land land HNcbsa וְ/נִשְׁאַ֥ר 𐤅/𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤓 venishear and-are-left and he was left and it was left HC/VNp3ms אֱנ֖וֹשׁ 𐤀𐤍𐤅𐤔 enosh man frail mortal frail mortal HNcmsc מִזְעָֽר 𐤌𐤆𐤏𐤓 mizear few a small amount a small amount HNcmsa
Verse 13
for for/because for thus thus thus it-will-be he will come to be it will be in-midst-of in the inner midst of in the inner midst of the-earth the earth the earth in-midst-of in the midst of in the midst of the-peoples the gathered peoples the peoples like-shaking-of like the knocking-off like the knocking-off olive-tree olive tree olive tree like-gleanings grape-gleanings like grape-gleanings when if / whether when ended completed woman finish the-harvest grape harvest grape harvest
כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC כֹ֥ה 𐤊𐤄 khoh thus thus thus HD יִהְיֶ֛ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh it-will-be he will come to be it will be HVqi3ms בְּ/קֶ֥רֶב 𐤁/𐤒𐤓𐤁 beqerev in-midst-of in the inner midst of in the inner midst of HR/Ncmsc הָ/אָ֖רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets Ayé (Yoruba) the-earth the earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa בְּ/ת֣וֹךְ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊 betokhe in-midst-of in the midst of in the midst of HR/Ncmsc הָֽ/עַמִּ֑ים 𐤄/𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤌 haamim the-peoples the gathered peoples the peoples HTd/Ncmpa כְּ/נֹ֣קֶף 𐤊/𐤍𐤒𐤐 kenoqef like-shaking-of like the knocking-off like the knocking-off HR/Ncmsc זַ֔יִת 𐤆𐤉𐤕 zayit olive-tree olive tree olive tree HNcmsa כְּ/עוֹלֵלֹ֖ת 𐤊/𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤋𐤕 keolelot like-gleanings grape-gleanings like grape-gleanings HR/Ncfpa אִם 𐤀𐤌 im when if / whether when HC כָּלָ֥ה 𐤊𐤋𐤄 kalah ended completed woman finish HVqp3ms בָצִֽיר 𐤁𐤑𐤉𐤓 vatsir the-harvest grape harvest grape harvest HNcmsa
Verse 16
from-the-end from the wing of from the edge of the-earth the earth the earth songs musical songs of musical songs of we-have-heard we heard we heard glory prominent beauty of glory of to-the-righteous to the righteous one to the righteous one and-I-said and I said and I said leanness-my wasting leanness leanness to-me — to me leanness-my wasting leanness leanness to-me — to me woe Woe! woe to me to-me — treacherous-ones treacherous ones betraying ones have-betrayed they acted treacherously they acted treacherously and-treachery and a garment and treachery treacherous-ones treacherous ones betraying ones have-betrayed they acted treacherously they acted treacherously
מִ/כְּנַ֨ף 𐤌/𐤊𐤍𐤐 mikenaf from-the-end from the wing of from the edge of HR/Ncfsc הָ/אָ֜רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets Ayé (Yoruba) the-earth the earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa זְמִרֹ֤ת 𐤆𐤌𐤓𐤕 zemirot songs musical songs of musical songs of HNcmpa שָׁמַ֨עְנוּ֙ 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤍𐤅 shamaenu we-have-heard we heard we heard HVqp1cp צְבִ֣י 𐤑𐤁𐤉 tsevi glory prominent beauty of glory of HNcmsa לַ/צַּדִּ֔יק 𐤋/𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 latsadiq to-the-righteous to the righteous one to the righteous one HRd/Aamsa וָ/אֹמַ֛ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓 vaomar and-I-said and I said and I said HC/Vqw1cs רָזִי 𐤓𐤆𐤉 razi leanness-my wasting leanness leanness HNcmsa לִ֥/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to-me to me HR/Sp1cs רָֽזִי 𐤓𐤆𐤉 razi-2 leanness-my wasting leanness leanness HNcmsa לִ֖/י 𐤋/𐤉 li-2 to-me to me HR/Sp1cs א֣וֹי 𐤀𐤅𐤉 oy woe Woe! woe to me HTj לִ֑/י 𐤋/𐤉 li-3 to-me HR/Sp1cs בֹּגְדִ֣ים 𐤁𐤂𐤃𐤉𐤌 bogedim treacherous-ones treacherous ones betraying ones HVqrmpa בָּגָ֔דוּ 𐤁𐤂𐤃𐤅 bagadu have-betrayed they acted treacherously they acted treacherously HVqp3cp וּ/בֶ֥גֶד 𐤅/𐤁𐤂𐤃 uveged and-treachery and a garment and treachery HC/Ncmsa בּוֹגְדִ֖ים 𐤁𐤅𐤂𐤃𐤉𐤌 bogedim-2 treacherous-ones treacherous ones betraying ones HVqrmpa בָּגָֽדוּ 𐤁𐤂𐤃𐤅 bagadu-2 have-betrayed they acted treacherously they acted treacherously HVqp3cp
Verse 18
And it shall come to pass and he/it became and he/it was the one fleeing the fleeing one the fleeing one from the sound from sound from the voice of the terror the dread the dread will fall he will fall it will fall into toward toward the pit the dug-out pit the pit and the one coming up and the ascending one and the one going up from the midst from the midst of from the midst of of the pit the dug-out pit the pit will be caught he will be captured he will be captured in the trap in the spread-out snare in the snare for for/because for windows apertures openings from above from height from height are opened were opened were opened and shake and they quaked and they quaked foundations foundations of foundations of of the earth land land
וְֽ֠/הָיָה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah And it shall come to pass and he/it became and he/it was HC/Vqq3ms הַ/נָּ֞ס 𐤄/𐤍𐤎 hanas the one fleeing the fleeing one the fleeing one HTd/Vqrmsa מִ/קּ֤וֹל 𐤌/𐤒𐤅𐤋 miqol from the sound from sound from the voice HR/Ncmsc הַ/פַּ֨חַד֙ 𐤄/𐤐𐤇𐤃 hapachad of the terror the dread the dread HTd/Ncmsa יִפֹּ֣ל 𐤉𐤐𐤋 yipol will fall he will fall it will fall HVqi3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el into toward toward HR הַ/פַּ֔חַת 𐤄/𐤐𐤇𐤕 hapachat the pit the dug-out pit the pit HTd/Ncmsa וְ/הָֽ/עוֹלֶה֙ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤄 vehaoleh Aleya (Bemba) and the one coming up and the ascending one and the one going up HC/Td/Vqrmsa מִ/תּ֣וֹךְ 𐤌/𐤕𐤅𐤊 mitokhe from the midst from the midst of from the midst of HR/Ncmsc הַ/פַּ֔חַת 𐤄/𐤐𐤇𐤕 hapachat-2 of the pit the dug-out pit the pit HTd/Ncmsa יִלָּכֵ֖ד 𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤃 yilakhed will be caught he will be captured he will be captured HVNi3ms בַּ/פָּ֑ח 𐤁/𐤐𐤇 bapach in the trap in the spread-out snare in the snare HRd/Ncmsa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC אֲרֻבּ֤וֹת 𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤅𐤕 arubot windows apertures openings HNcfpa מִ/מָּרוֹם֙ 𐤌/𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤌 mimarom from above from height from height HR/Ncmsa נִפְתָּ֔חוּ 𐤍𐤐𐤕𐤇𐤅 nifetachu are opened were opened were opened HVNp3cp וַֽ/יִּרְעֲשׁ֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤏𐤔𐤅 vayireashu and shake and they quaked and they quaked HC/Vqw3mp מ֥וֹסְדֵי 𐤌𐤅𐤎𐤃𐤉 mosedey foundations foundations of foundations of HNcbpc אָֽרֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 arets Ayé (Yoruba) of the earth land land HNcbsa
Verse 20
staggers to move unsteadily to move unsteadily the earth staggers she will sway it will sway earth land land like a drunkard drunken one like a drunken one and sways and she wandered about and it swayed about like a hut like a lodging-hut like a lodging-hut and lies heavy and he became heavy and it became heavy upon it upon her upon her its transgression her rebellion her rebellion and it falls and she fell and it fell and not and not and not will rise she will add it will do again again Rise up rise up
נ֣וֹעַ 𐤍𐤅𐤏 noa staggers to move unsteadily to move unsteadily HVqa תָּנ֤וּעַ 𐤕𐤍𐤅𐤏 tanua the earth staggers she will sway it will sway HVqi3fs אֶ֨רֶץ֙ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets Ayé (Yoruba) earth land land HNcbsa כַּ/שִּׁכּ֔וֹר 𐤊/𐤔𐤊𐤅𐤓 kashikor like a drunkard drunken one like a drunken one HRd/Aamsa וְ/הִֽתְנוֹדְדָ֖ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤕𐤍𐤅𐤃𐤃𐤄 vehitenodedah and sways and she wandered about and it swayed about HC/Vrq3fs כַּ/מְּלוּנָ֑ה 𐤊/𐤌𐤋𐤅𐤍𐤄 kamelunah like a hut like a lodging-hut like a lodging-hut HRd/Ncfsa וְ/כָבַ֤ד 𐤅/𐤊𐤁𐤃 vekhavad kubwa (Swahili) and lies heavy and he became heavy and it became heavy HC/Vqq3ms עָלֶ֨י/הָ֙ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄 aleyha upon it upon her upon her HR/Sp3fs פִּשְׁעָ֔/הּ 𐤐𐤔𐤏/𐤄 pisheah its transgression her rebellion her rebellion HNcmsc/Sp3fs וְ/נָפְלָ֖ה 𐤅/𐤍𐤐𐤋𐤄 venafelah and it falls and she fell and it fell HC/Vqq3fs וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not and not HC/Tn תֹסִ֥יף 𐤕𐤎𐤉𐤐 tosif will rise she will add it will do again HVhi3fs קֽוּם 𐤒𐤅𐤌 qum uku-ima (Bemba) again Rise up rise up HVqc
Verse 21
And it will be and he/it became and it will be in the day in the day in the day that he that will punish he will attend to he will attend to the LORD Yahweh Yahweh upon upon upon host host of service host of the height the lofty height the height on high in the height in the height and upon and upon and upon kings kings of kings of of the earth the cultivated ground the earth upon upon upon the earth the cultivated ground the earth
וְ/הָיָה֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah And it will be and he/it became and it will be HC/Vqq3ms בַּ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom in the day in the day in the day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֔וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that he that HTd/Pp3ms יִפְקֹ֧ד 𐤉𐤐𐤒𐤃 yifeqod will punish he will attend to he will attend to HVqi3ms יְהוָ֛ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon upon HR צְבָ֥א 𐤑𐤁𐤀 tseva host host of service host HNcbsc הַ/מָּר֖וֹם 𐤄/𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤌 hamarom of the height the lofty height the height HTd/Ncmsa בַּ/מָּר֑וֹם 𐤁/𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤌 bamarom on high in the height in the height HRd/Ncmsa וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and upon and upon and upon HC/R מַלְכֵ֥י 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉 malekhey kings kings of kings of HNcmpc הָ/אֲדָמָ֖ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤄 haadamah of the earth the cultivated ground the earth HTd/Ncfsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 upon upon upon HR הָ/אֲדָמָֽה 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤄 haadamah-2 the earth the cultivated ground the earth HTd/Ncfsa
Verse 23
and will be confounded and she was ashamed and it will be confounded the moon the white moon the moon and will be ashamed and she became ashamed and will be ashamed the sun the burning heat the sun for for/because for will reign he reigned as king will reign the LORD Yahweh Yahweh of hosts organized hosts organized hosts on Mount in mountain of on the mountain of Zion Tsiyon Tsion and in Jerusalem and in Jerusalem and in Yerushalam and before and in front of and before his elders his elders his elders glory weighty honor glory
וְ/חָֽפְרָה֙ 𐤅/𐤇𐤐𐤓𐤄 vechaferah and will be confounded and she was ashamed and it will be confounded HC/Vqq3fs הַ/לְּבָנָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤋𐤁𐤍𐤄 halevanah the moon the white moon the moon HTd/Ncfsa וּ/בוֹשָׁ֖ה 𐤅/𐤁𐤅𐤔𐤄 uvoshah and will be ashamed and she became ashamed and will be ashamed HC/Vqq3fs הַֽ/חַמָּ֑ה 𐤄/𐤇𐤌𐤄 hachamah kama (Kikongo) the sun the burning heat the sun HTd/Ncfsa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC מָלַ֞ךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 malakhe will reign he reigned as king will reign HVqp3ms יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp צְבָא֗וֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of hosts organized hosts organized hosts HNcbpa בְּ/הַ֤ר 𐤁/𐤄𐤓 behar on Mount in mountain of on the mountain of HR/Ncmsc צִיּוֹן֙ 𐤑𐤉𐤅𐤍 tsion Zion Tsiyon Tsion HNp וּ/בִ/יר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם 𐤅/𐤁/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 uvirushalaim and in Jerusalem and in Jerusalem and in Yerushalam HC/R/Np וְ/נֶ֥גֶד 𐤅/𐤍𐤂𐤃 veneged and before and in front of and before HC/R זְקֵנָ֖י/ו 𐤆𐤒𐤍𐤉/𐤅 zeqenayv his elders his elders his elders HAampc/Sp3ms כָּבֽוֹד 𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤃 kavod glory weighty honor glory HNcbsa
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