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 spoiled: for the Lord hath spoken this word.
4 The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish.
5 The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant.
6 Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.
7 The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh.
8 The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.
9 They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.
10 The city of confusion is broken down: every house is shut up, that no man may come in.
11 There is a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.
12 In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruction.
13 When thus it shall be in the midst of the land among the people, there shall be as the shaking of an olive tree, and as the gleaning grapes when the vintage is done.
14 They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the Lord, they shall cry aloud from the sea.
15 Wherefore glorify ye the Lord in the fires, even the name of the Lord God of Israel in the isles of the sea.
16 From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.
17 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.
18 And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.
19 The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.
20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.
21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.
22 And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.
23 Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the Lord of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously

1Behold, the Lord maketh the earth emptie, and maketh it waste, and turneth it vpside downe, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.

2And it shall be as with the people, so with the priest, as with the seruant, so with his master, as with the maid, so with her mistresse, as with the buyer, so with the seller, as with the lender, so with the borower, as with the taker of vsurie, so with the giuer of vsurie to him.

3The land shall be vtterly emptied, and vtterly spoiled: for the Lord hath spoken this word.

4The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughtie people of the earth doe languish.

5The earth also is defiled vnder the inhabitants thereof: because they haue transgressed the lawes, changed the ordinance, broken the euerlasting couenant.

6Therefore hath the curse deuoured the earth, and they that dwell therin are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.

7The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merrie hearted doe sigh.

8The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that reioyce, endeth, the ioy of the harpe ceaseth.

9They shall not drinke wine with a song, strong drinke shall bee bitter to them that drinke it.

10The city of confusion is broken downe: euery house is shut vp, that no man may come in.

11There is a crying for wine in the streets, all ioy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.

12In the citie is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruction.

13 When thus it shalbe in the midst of the land among the people: there shall be as the shaking of an oliue tree, and as the gleaning grapes when the vintage is done.

14They shal lift vp their voice, they shal sing, for the maiesty of the Lord, they shall crie aloud from the sea.

15Wherefore, glorifie ye the Lord in the fires, euen the Name of the Lord God of Israel in the yles of the Sea.

16 From the vttermost part of the earth haue we heard songs, euen glory to the righteous: but I said, My leannesse, my leannesse, woe vnto me: the treacherous dealers haue dealt treacherously, yea the treacherous dealers haue dealt very treacherously.

17Feare, and the pit, & the snare are vpon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.

18And it shall come to passe, that he who fleeth from the noise of the feare, shall fall into the pit; and he that commeth vp out of the midst of the pit, shalbe taken in the snare: for the windowes from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth doe shake.

19The earth is vtterly broken downe, the earth is cleane dissolued, the earth is moued exceedingly.

20The earth shall reele to and fro, like a drunkard, and shall be remooued like a cottage, and the transgression thereof shall be heauie vpon it, and it shall fall, and not rise againe.

21And it shall come to passe in that day, that the Lord shall punish the hoste of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth vpon the earth.

22And they shalbe gathered together as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut vp in the prison, and after many dayes shall they bee visited.

23Then the Moone shall be confounded, and the Sunne ashamed, when the Lord of hosts shall reigne in mount Zion and in Ierusalem, and before his ancients gloriously

II == Ezek 7:12-13 ; Hos 4:9

V == Gen 3:17 ; Num 35:33

VI == Mal 4:6

Isa 16:8-9 ; Joel 1:10 , 12

VIII == Jer 7;34 16:9 ; 25:10 ; Ezek 26:13 ; Hos 2:11 ; Rev 18:22

XIII == Isa 17:5-6

XV == Mal 1:11

XV == Mal 1:11

XVI == Jer 5:11

XVII == 1st Kings 19:17 ; Jer 48:43-44 ; Amos 5:19

XVIII == Gen 7:11 ; Ps 18:7

XIX == Jer 4:23

XX == Isa 10:14

XXI == Ps 76:12

XXIII == Isa 13:10 ; 60:19 ; Ezek 32:7 ; Joel 2:31 ; 3:15 ; Heb 12:22 ; Rev 10:4 , 6

1 Lo, the LORD empties the land and lays it waste; he turns it upside down, scattering its inhabitants:

2 Layman and priest alike, servant and master, The maid as her mistress, the buyer as the seller, The lender as the borrower, the creditor as the debtor.

3 The earth is utterly laid waste, utterly stripped, for the LORD has decreed this thing.

4 The earth mourns and fades, the world languishes and fades; both heaven and earth languish.

5 The earth is polluted because of its inhabitants, who have transgressed laws, violated statutes, broken the ancient covenant.

6 Therefore a curse devours the earth, and its inhabitants pay for their guilt; Therefore they who dwell on earth turn pale, and few men are left.

7 The wine mourns, the vine languishes, all the merry-hearted groan.

8 Stilled are the cheerful timbrels, ended the shouts of the jubilant, stilled is the cheerful harp.

9 They cannot sing and drink wine; strong drink is bitter to those who partake of it.

10 Broken down is the city of chaos, shut against entry, every house.

11 In the streets they cry out for lack of wine; all joy has disappeared and cheer has left the land.

12 In the city nothing remains but ruin; its gates are battered and desolate.

13 Thus it is within the land, and among the peoples, As with an olive tree after it is beaten, as with a gleaning when the vintage is done.

14 These lift up their voice in acclaim; from the sea they proclaim the majesty of the LORD:

15 "For this, in the coastlands, give glory to the LORD! In the coastlands of the sea, to the name of the LORD, the God of Israel!"

16 From the end of the earth we hear songs: "Splendor to the Just One!" But I said, "I am wasted, wasted away. Woe is me! The traitors betray: with treachery have the traitors betrayed!

17 Terror, pit, and trap are upon you, inhabitant of the earth;

18 He who flees at the sound of terror will fall into the pit; He who climbs out of the pit will be caught in the trap. For the windows on high will be opened and the foundations of the earth will shake.

19 The earth will burst asunder, the earth will be shaken apart, the earth will be convulsed.

20 The earth will reel like a drunkard, and it will sway like a hut; Its rebellion will weigh it down, until it falls, never to rise again."

21 On that day the LORD will punish the host of the heavens in the heavens, and the kings of the earth on the earth.

22 They will be gathered together like prisoners into a pit; They will be shut up in a dungeon, and after many days they will be punished.

23 Then the moon will blush and the sun grow pale, For the LORD of hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, glorious in the sight of his elders.

Chapters 24-27 are called Isaiah’s apocalypse, as it describes the devastation that will be on the world in the Tribulation, and the blessings following in Millennium.

v 1-3. The coming desolation will encompass the whole world, and will be because of the direct intervention of the Lord without any respect of persons.

v 4,5. This worldwide judgment is because people continually disobeyed God. 

v 6-13. God’s judgment is like a burning fire. All mirth will cease, and things that can benefit people will be as scarce as the gleanings from a vineyard or olive tree.

v 14-16. The remnant of people left will rejoice in the Lord, but in the immediate distress in Isaiah’s day, he pronounces woe upon himself.

v 17-20. People will escape one danger only to be entangled in another, which include torrential rain and earthquakes. 

v 21-22. Demonic powers of the air and political adversaries on earth will be held till after the Tribulation by the Lord for Judgment at the Great White throne.

v 23. The Lord will reign in New Jerusalem, Rev. 21:2,10, and there will be no need of the sun and moon because of the glory of the Lord, Rev. 21:23.