Focused Passage

Isaiah 24:16-23

The Whole Earth Laid Waste, the Everlasting Covenant Broken, and the LORD Reigning on Mount Zion

The chapter moves from the LORD emptying and ravaging the earth, to the leveling of all social ranks, to the earth’s defilement because of broken covenant, to the curse devouring the land, to the collapse of wine, music, city, and joy, to a remnant-like sound of praise from the ends of the earth, to the prophet’s anguish over treachery, to inescapable terror, pit, and snare, to cosmic shaking, to the punishment of heavenly hosts and earthly kings, and finally to the LORD reigning gloriously on Mount Zion.

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16From the ends of the earth we hear singing: “Glory to the Righteous One.” But I said, “I am wasting away! I am wasting away! Woe is me.” The treacherous betray; the treacherous deal in treachery.

17Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of the earth.

18Whoever flees the sound of panic will fall into the pit, and whoever climbs from the pit will be caught in the snare. For the windows of heaven are open, and the foundations of the earth are shaken.

19The earth is utterly broken apart, the earth is split open, the earth is shaken violently.

20The earth staggers like a drunkard and sways like a shack. Earth’s rebellion weighs it down, and it falls, never to rise again.

21In that day the LORD will punish the host of heaven above and the kings of the earth below.

22They will be gathered together like prisoners in a pit. They will be confined to a dungeon and punished after many days.

23The moon will be confounded and the sun will be ashamed; for the LORD of Hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before His elders with great glory.

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References and Original Words

Verse 16

Original words

From the endsמִכְּנַ֨ףH3671Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular constructof the earthהָאָ֜רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singularwe hearשָׁמַ֙עְנוּ֙H8085Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common pluralsingingזְמִרֹ֤תH2158Noun - masculine pluralGloryצְבִ֣יH6643Noun - masculine singularto the Righteous Oneלַצַּדִּ֔יקH6662Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singularBut I saidוָאֹמַ֛רH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularI am wasting awayרָזִי־H7334Noun - masculine singularI am wasting awayרָֽזִי־H7334Noun - masculine singularWoeא֣וֹיH188Interjectionis meלִ֑יPreposition | first person common singularThe treacherousבֹּגְדִ֣יםH898Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralbetrayבָּגָ֔דוּH898Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralthe treacherousבּוֹגְדִ֖יםH898Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluraldeal inוּבֶ֥גֶדH899Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singulartreacheryבָּגָֽדוּ׃H898Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Verse 17

Original words

Terrorפַּ֥חַדH6343Noun - masculine singularand pitוָפַ֖חַתH6354Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularand snareוָפָ֑חH6341Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularawait youעָלֶ֖יךָH5921Preposition | second person masculine singularO dwellerיוֹשֵׁ֥בH3427Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular constructof the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃H776Article | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 18

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-וְֽ֠הָיָהH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularWhoever fleesהַנָּ֞סH5127Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularthe soundמִקּ֤וֹלH6963Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructof panicהַפַּ֙חַד֙H6343Article | Noun - masculine singularwill fallיִפֹּ֣לH5307Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularintoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe pitהַפַּ֔חַתH6354Article | Noun - masculine singularand whoever climbsוְהָֽעוֹלֶה֙H5927Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularfromמִתּ֣וֹךְH8432Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructthe pitהַפַּ֔חַתH6354Article | Noun - masculine singularwill be caughtיִלָּכֵ֖דH3920Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularin the snareבַּפָּ֑חH6341Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularForכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionthe windowsאֲרֻבּ֤וֹתH699Noun - feminine pluralof heavenמִמָּרוֹם֙H4791Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singularare openנִפְתָּ֔חוּH6605Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common pluraland the foundationsמ֥וֹסְדֵיH4144Noun - masculine plural constructof the earthאָֽרֶץ׃H776Noun - feminine singularare shakenוַֽיִּרְעֲשׁ֖וּH7493Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Verse 19

Original words

The earthהָאָ֑רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singularis utterly broken apartרֹ֥עָהH7489Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute. . .הִֽתְרֹעֲעָ֖הH7489Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person feminine singularthe earthאֶ֔רֶץH776Noun - feminine singularis split openפּ֤וֹרH6565Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute. . .הִֽתְפּוֹרְרָה֙H6565Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person feminine singularthe earthאָֽרֶץ׃H776Noun - feminine singularis shaken violentlyמ֥וֹטH4131Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute. . .הִֽתְמוֹטְטָ֖הH4131Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Verse 20

Original words

The earthאֶ֙רֶץ֙H776Noun - feminine singularstaggersנ֣וֹעַH5128Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute. . .תָּנ֤וּעַH5128Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularlike a drunkardכַּשִּׁכּ֔וֹרH7910Preposition-k, Article | Adjective - masculine singularand swaysוְהִֽתְנוֹדְדָ֖הH5110Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularlike a shackכַּמְּלוּנָ֑הH4412Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine singularEarth’s rebellionפִּשְׁעָ֔הּH6588Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularweighs it downוְכָבַ֤דH3513Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular. . .עָלֶ֙יהָ֙H5921Preposition | third person feminine singularand it fallsוְנָפְלָ֖הH5307Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularneverוְלֹא־H3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleto riseקֽוּם׃סH6965Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructagainתֹסִ֥יףH3254Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Verse 21

Original words

-וְהָיָה֙H1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularIn thatהַה֔וּאH1931Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singulardayבַּיּ֣וֹםH3117Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularthe LORDיְהוָ֛הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularwill punishיִפְקֹ֧דH6485Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularעַל־עַל־H5921Prepositionthe hostצְבָ֥אH6635Noun - common singular constructof heavenהַמָּר֖וֹםH4791Article | Noun - masculine singularaboveבַּמָּר֑וֹםH4791Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular. . .וְעַל־H5921Conjunctive waw | Prepositionand the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יH4428Noun - masculine plural constructof the earthהָאֲדָמָ֖הH127Article | Noun - feminine singularbelowעַל־H5921Preposition. . .הָאֲדָמָֽה׃H127Article | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 22

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They will be gatheredוְאֻסְּפ֨וּH622Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluraltogetherאֲסֵפָ֤הH626Noun - feminine singularlike prisonersאַסִּיר֙H616Noun - masculine singularinעַל־H5921Prepositiona pitבּ֔וֹרH953Noun - masculine singularThey will be confinedוְסֻגְּר֖וּH5462Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluraltoעַל־H5921Prepositiona dungeonמַסְגֵּ֑רH4525Noun - masculine singularand punishedיִפָּקֵֽדוּ׃H6485Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralafterוּמֵרֹ֥בH7230Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructmany daysיָמִ֖יםH3117Noun - masculine plural
Verse 23

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The moonהַלְּבָנָ֔הH3842Article | Noun - feminine singularwill be confoundedוְחָֽפְרָה֙H2659Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularand the sunהַֽחַמָּ֑הH2535Article | Noun - feminine singularwill be ashamedוּבוֹשָׁ֖הH954Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularforכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionthe LORDיְהוָ֣הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularof Hostsצְבָא֗וֹתH6635Noun - common pluralwill reignמָלַ֞ךְH4427Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularon Mountבְּהַ֤רH2022Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructZionצִיּוֹן֙H6726Noun - proper - feminine singularand in Jerusalemוּבִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םH3389Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singularand beforeוְנֶ֥גֶדH5048Conjunctive waw | PrepositionHis eldersזְקֵנָ֖יוH2205Adjective - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularwith great gloryכָּבֽוֹד׃פH3519Noun - masculine singular

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