Focused Passage

Isaiah 24:7-13

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.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

7 The new wine dries up, the vine withers. All the merrymakers now groan.

8 The joyful tambourines have ceased; the noise of revelers has stopped; the joyful harp is silent.

9 They no longer sing and drink wine; strong drink is bitter to those who consume it.

10 The city of chaos is shattered; every house is closed to entry.

11 In the streets they cry out for wine. All joy turns to gloom; rejoicing is exiled from the land.

12 The city is left in ruins; its gate is reduced to rubble.

13 So will it be on the earth and among the nations, like a harvested olive tree, like a gleaning after a grape harvest.

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References and Original Words

Verse 7

Original words

The new wine תִּיר֖וֹשׁ H8492 Noun - masculine singular dries up אָבַ֥ל H56 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular the vine גָ֑פֶן H1612 Noun - common singular withers אֻמְלְלָה־ H535 Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person feminine singular All כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the merrymakers שִׂמְחֵי־ H8056 Adjective - masculine plural construct . . . לֵֽב׃ H3820 Noun - masculine singular now groan נֶאֶנְח֖וּ H584 Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural
Verse 8

Original words

The joyful מְשׂ֣וֹשׂ H4885 Noun - masculine singular construct tambourines תֻּפִּ֔ים H8596 Noun - masculine plural have ceased שָׁבַת֙ H7673 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular the noise שְׁא֣וֹן H7588 Noun - masculine singular construct of revelers עַלִּיזִ֑ים H5947 Adjective - masculine plural has stopped חָדַ֖ל H2308 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular the joyful מְשׂ֥וֹשׂ H4885 Noun - masculine singular construct harp כִּנּֽוֹר׃ H3658 Noun - masculine singular is silent שָׁבַ֖ת H7673 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 9

Original words

They no לֹ֣א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle longer sing בַּשִּׁ֖יר H7892 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular and drink יִשְׁתּוּ־ H8354 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural wine יָ֑יִן H3196 Noun - masculine singular strong drink שֵׁכָ֖ר H7941 Noun - masculine singular is bitter יֵמַ֥ר H4843 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular to those who consume it לְשֹׁתָֽיו׃ H8354 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Verse 10

Original words

The city קִרְיַת־ H7151 Noun - feminine singular construct of chaos תֹּ֑הוּ H8414 Noun - masculine singular is shattered נִשְׁבְּרָ֖ה H7665 Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular every כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct house בַּ֖יִת H1004 Noun - masculine singular is closed סֻגַּ֥ר H5462 Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine singular to entry מִבּֽוֹא׃ H935 Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Verse 11

Original words

In the streets בַּֽחוּצ֑וֹת H2351 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural they cry out צְוָחָ֥ה H6682 Noun - feminine singular for עַל־ H5921 Preposition wine הַיַּ֖יִן H3196 Article | Noun - masculine singular All כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct joy שִׂמְחָ֔ה H8057 Noun - feminine singular turns to gloom עָֽרְבָה֙ H6150 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular rejoicing מְשׂ֥וֹשׂ H4885 Noun - masculine singular construct is exiled גָּלָ֖ה H1540 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular from the land הָאָֽרֶץ׃ H776 Article | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 12

Original words

The city בָּעִ֖יר H5892 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular is left נִשְׁאַ֥ר H7604 Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular in ruins שַׁמָּ֑ה H8047 Noun - feminine singular its gate שָֽׁעַר׃ H8179 Noun - masculine singular is reduced יֻכַּת־ H3807 Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular to rubble וּשְׁאִיָּ֖ה H7591 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 13

Original words

So כִּ֣י H3588 Conjunction . . . כֹ֥ה H3541 Adverb will it be יִהְיֶ֛ה H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular on בְּקֶ֥רֶב H7130 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct the earth הָאָ֖רֶץ H776 Article | Noun - feminine singular [and] among בְּת֣וֹךְ H8432 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct the nations הָֽעַמִּ֑ים H5971 Article | Noun - masculine plural like a harvested כְּנֹ֣קֶף H5363 Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct olive tree זַ֔יִת H2132 Noun - masculine singular like a gleaning כְּעוֹלֵלֹ֖ת H5955 Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural after אִם־ H518 Conjunction . . . כָּלָ֥ה H3615 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular a grape harvest בָצִֽיר׃ H1210 Noun - masculine singular

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