Isaiah 24:14-16a
Judgment does not silence praise; it purifies it.
14 These shall lift up their voice. They will shout for the majesty of Yahweh. They cry aloud from the sea.
15 Therefore glorify Yahweh in the east, even the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel, in the islands of the sea!
16 From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs. Glory to the righteous! But I said, “I pine away! I pine away! woe is me!” The treacherous have dealt treacherously. Yes, the treacherous have dealt very treacherously.
Judgment does not silence praise; it purifies it.
To depict a remnant praising the LORD’s majesty from the ends of the earth amid global judgment.
Isaiah's audience understood distant coastlands as remote regions beyond Israel's immediate political sphere.
The Whole Earth Laid Waste, the Everlasting Covenant Broken, and the LORD Reigning on Mount Zion
Isaiah 24 declares that the LORD will judge the whole earth for covenant-breaking and defilement, shake every false security, silence rebellious joy, preserve praise from the ends of the earth, and reign gloriously on Mount Zion.