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Isaiah 24

A prophecy of the curse of God for the sins of the people. 13 A remnant reserved, shall praise the Lord.
1.Behold, the Lord maketh the aearth empty, and he maketh it waste: he turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.
2.And there shalbe like people, like bPriest, and like servant, like master, like maid, like mastresse, like buyer, like seller, like lender, like borrower, like giver, like taker to usury.
3.The earth shalbe clean emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the Lord hath spoken this word.
4.The earth lamenteth and fadeth away: the world is febled and decayed: the proud people of the earth are weakened.
5.The earth calso deceiveth, because of the inhabitants thereof: for they transgressed the laws: they changed the ordinances, and brake the everlasting covenant.
6.Therefore hath the dcurse devoured the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are desolate. Wherefore the inhabitants of the land are eburned up, and few men are left.
7.The wine faileth, the vine hath no might: all that were of merry heart, do mourn.
8.The mirth of tabrets ceaseth: the noise of them that rejoyce, endeth: the joy of the harp ceaseth.
9.They shall not drink wine with mirth: strong drink shalbe bitter to them that drink it.
10.The city of fvanity 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 gmirth of the world is gone away.
12.In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruction.
13.¶ Surely thus shall it be in the middes of the earth, among the people, has the shaking of an olive tree, and as the grapes when the vintage is ended.
14.They shall lift up their voice: they shall shout for the magnificence of the Lord: they shall rejoyce from ithe sea.
15.Wherefore praise ye the Lord in the valleys, even the Name of the Lord God of Israél, in the yles of the sea.
16.From the uttermost part of the earth we have heard praises, even glory to the kJust, and I said, lMy leaness, my leaness, wo is me: the transgressors have offended: yea, the transgressors have grievously offended.
17.Fear, and the pit, and the snare are upon thee, ô inhabitant of the earth.
18.And he that fleeth from the noise of the fear, shall fall into the pit, and he that commeth up out of the pit, shalbe taken in the snare, for the mwindows 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 dronken man, and shalbe removed like a tent, and the iniquity thereof shalbe heavy upon it: so that it shall fall, and rise no more.
21.¶ And in that day shall the Lord nvisit the host above that is on high, even the Kings of the world that are upon the earth.
22.And they shalbe gathered together, as the prisoners in the pit: and they shalbe shut up in the prison, and after many daies shall they be ovisited.
23.pThen the moon shalbe abashed, and the sun ashamed, when the Lord of hostes shall reign in mount Zión and in Jerusalém: and glory shalbe before his ancient men.

Notes

1-a.
This prophecy is as a conclusion of that, which has been threatened to the Jews and other nations from the 13 Chapter and therefore by the earth he means those lands, which were before named.
2-b.
Because this was a name of dignity, it was also applied to them, which were not of Aaron’s family, and so signifies also a man of dignity, as 2 Sam. 8.18 and 20.25, 1 Chron. 18.17, and by these words the Prophet signifies an horrible condition, where there shall be neither religion, order nor policy, Hosea 4.9.
5-c.
That is, rendered not her fruit for the sin of the people, whom the earth deceived of their nouriture, because they deceived God of his honour.
6-d.
Written in the Law, as Lev. 26.14, Deu. 28.16, thus the Prophets used to apply particularly the menaces, and promises which are general in the Law.
6-e.
With heat and drought, or els, that they were consumed with the fire of God’s wrath.
10-f.
Which as it was without order, so now should it be brought to desolation and confusion and this was not only meant of Jerusalem, but of all the other wicked cities.
11-g.
Because they did not use God’s benefits aright, their pleasures should fail, and they fall to mourning.
13-h.
He comforts the faithful, declaring that in this great desolation the Lord will assemble his Church, which shall praise his name, as Ch. 10.22.
14-i.
From the utmost coasts of the world, where the Gospel shall be preached, as verse 16.
16-k.
Meaning, to God, who will publish his Gospel through all the world.
16-l.
I am consumed with care, considering the affliction of the Church, both by foreign enemies and domestical. Some read, my secret, my secret: that is, it was revealed to the Prophet, that the good should be preserved and the wicked destroyed.
18-m.
Meaning, that God’s wrath, and vengeance should be over and under them, so that they should not escape no more then they did at Noah’s flood.
21-n.
There is no power so high or mighty, but God will visit him with his rods.
22-o.
Not with his rods, as verse 21, but shall be comforted.
23-p.
When God shall restore his Church, the glory thereof shall so shine and his ministers (which are called his ancient men) that the sun and the moon shall be dark in comparison thereof.