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Therefore earth&#8217s inhabitants are burned up, and very few are left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/24.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Therefore, a curse consumes the earth. Its people must pay the price for their sin. They are destroyed by fire, and only a few are left alive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/24.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore a curse devours the earth, and its inhabitants suffer for their guilt; therefore the inhabitants of the earth are scorched, and few men are left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore a curse has consumed the earth, and its inhabitants must bear the guilt; the earth’s dwellers have been burned, and only a few survive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/24.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/24.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Therefore the curse has devoured the earth, And those who dwell in it are desolate. Therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, And few men <i>are</i> left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, a curse devours the earth, and those who live on it suffer for their guilt. Therefore, the inhabitants of the earth decrease in number, and few people are left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Therefore, a curse devours the earth, and those who live in it are held guilty. Therefore, the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men are left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Therefore, a curse devours the earth, and those who live in it are held guilty. Therefore, the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men are left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Therefore, a curse devours the earth, and those who inhabit it are held guilty. Therefore, the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men remain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, a curse devours the earth, and those who live on it suffer the punishment of their guilt. Therefore, the inhabitants of the earth are burned [under the curse of God’s wrath], and few people are left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore a curse has consumed the earth, and its inhabitants have become guilty; the earth’s inhabitants have been burned, and only a few survive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore a curse has consumed the earth, and its inhabitants have become guilty; the earth&#8217s inhabitants have been burned, and only a few survive. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are found guilty: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The earth is under a curse; its people are dying out because of their sins. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are found guilty: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />That is why a curse devours the earth, and its people are punished for their guilt. That is why those who live on the earth are burned up, and only a few people are left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So God has pronounced a curse on the earth. Its people are paying for what they have done. Fewer and fewer remain alive. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore the curse keeps on consuming, and its inhabitants are declared guilty. Furthermore, the inhabitants of earth are ablaze, and few people are left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore a curse has consumed the earth, and its inhabitants must bear the guilt; the earth?s dwellers have been burned, and only a few survive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So a treaty curse devours the earth; its inhabitants pay for their guilt. This is why the inhabitants of the earth disappear, and are reduced to just a handful of people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the curse has devoured the earth, and those who dwell in it are found guilty. Therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell in it are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the curse has devoured the earth, and those who dwell therein are found guilty. Therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men are left. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore a curse has consumed the earth, "" And the inhabitants in it become desolate, "" Therefore inhabitants of the earth have been consumed, "" And few men have been left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Therefore a curse hath consumed the land, And the inhabitants in it are become desolate, Therefore consumed have been inhabitants of the land, And few men have been left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For this, the curse consumed the earth, and they dwelling in it, will transgress: for this, they dwelling upon the earth were burned, and those remaining, men of fewness.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Therefore shall a curse devour the earth, and the inhabitants thereof shall sin: and therefore they that dwell therein shall be mad, and few men shall be left. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Because of this, a curse will devour the earth, and its inhabitants will sin. And for this reason, its caretakers will become crazed, and few men will be left behind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/24.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Therefore a curse devours the earth, and its inhabitants pay for their guilt; Therefore they who dwell on earth have dwindled, and only a few are left. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore a curse devours the earth, and its inhabitants suffer for their guilt; therefore the inhabitants of the earth dwindled, and few people are left.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the earth shall sit in mourning, and all its inhabitants shall be condemned; therefore all the inhabitants of the earth shall be destroyed, and a few men shall be left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because of these things, the Earth shall dwell in mourning, and all its inhabitants will be condemned; because of this, all the inhabitants of the Earth shall be laid waste, and few men shall be left<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Therefore hath a curse devoured the earth, And they that dwell therein are found guilty; Therefore the inhabitants of the earth waste away, And men are left few.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Therefore a curse shall consume the earth, because the inhabitants thereof have sinned: therefore the dwellers in the earth shall be poor, and few men shall be left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/24-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=4854" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/24.htm">God's Judgment on the Earth</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>The earth is defiled by its people; they have transgressed the laws; they have overstepped the decrees and broken the everlasting covenant. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">Therefore</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: kên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so."></a> <a href="/hebrew/423.htm" title="423: ’ā·lāh (N-fs) -- An oath. From 'alah; an imprecation.">a curse</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: ’ā·ḵə·lāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">has consumed</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the earth,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·šə·ḇê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">and its inhabitants</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/816.htm" title="816: way·ye’·šə·mū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To offend, be guilty. Or mashem; a primitive root; to be guilty; by implication to be punished or perish.">must bear the guilt;</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the earth’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·šə·ḇê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">dwellers</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: kên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2787.htm" title="2787: ḥā·rū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To be hot or scorched, to burn. A primitive root; to glow, i.e. Literally or figuratively">have been burned,</a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: ’ĕ·nō·wōš (N-msc) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general.">and only a few</a> <a href="/hebrew/4213.htm" title="4213: miz·‘ār (Adv) -- A little, a trifle, a few. From the same as ze'eyr; fewness; by implication, as superl. Diminutiveness."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7604.htm" title="7604: wə·niš·’ar (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To remain, be left over. A primitive root; properly, to swell up, i.e. Be redundant.">survive.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>The new wine dries up, the vine withers. All the merrymakers now groan.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">Deuteronomy 28:15-68</a></span><br />If, however, you do not obey the LORD your God by carefully following all His commandments and statutes I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you: / You will be cursed in the city and cursed in the country. / Your basket and kneading bowl will be cursed. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-31.htm">Jeremiah 25:31-33</a></span><br />The tumult will resound to the ends of the earth because the LORD brings a charge against the nations. He brings judgment on all mankind and puts the wicked to the sword,’” declares the LORD. / This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold! Disaster is spreading from nation to nation; a mighty storm is rising from the ends of the earth.” / Those slain by the LORD on that day will be spread from one end of the earth to the other. They will not be mourned, gathered, or buried. They will be like dung lying on the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-1.htm">Revelation 16:1-21</a></span><br />Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Go, pour out on the earth the seven bowls of God’s wrath.” / So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and loathsome, malignant sores broke out on those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. / And the second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it turned to blood like that of the dead, and every living thing in the sea died. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-14.htm">Leviticus 26:14-39</a></span><br />If, however, you fail to obey Me and to carry out all these commandments, / and if you reject My statutes, despise My ordinances, and neglect to carry out all My commandments, and so break My covenant, / then this is what I will do to you: I will bring upon you sudden terror, wasting disease, and fever that will destroy your sight and drain your life. You will sow your seed in vain, because your enemies will eat it. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-2.htm">Zephaniah 1:2-3</a></span><br />“I will completely sweep away everything from the face of the earth,” declares the LORD. / “I will sweep away man and beast; I will sweep away the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, and the idols with their wicked worshipers. I will cut off mankind from the face of the earth,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-8.htm">Revelation 18:8</a></span><br />Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/7-5.htm">Ezekiel 7:5-9</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Disaster! An unprecedented disaster—behold, it is coming! / The end has come! The end has come! It has roused itself against you. Behold, it has come! / Doom has come to you, O inhabitants of the land. The time has come; the day is near; there is panic on the mountains instead of shouts of joy. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-21.htm">Matthew 24:21-22</a></span><br />For at that time there will be great tribulation, unseen from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again. / If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-18.htm">Romans 1:18</a></span><br />The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/1-15.htm">Joel 1:15-20</a></span><br />Alas for the day! For the Day of the LORD is near, and it will come as destruction from the Almighty. / Has not the food been cut off before our very eyes—joy and gladness from the house of our God? / The seeds lie shriveled beneath the clods; the storehouses are in ruins; the granaries are broken down, for the grain has withered away. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-12.htm">Revelation 6:12-17</a></span><br />And I watched as the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red, / and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind. / The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-23.htm">Jeremiah 4:23-28</a></span><br />I looked at the earth, and it was formless and void; I looked to the heavens, and they had no light. / I looked at the mountains, and behold, they were quaking; all the hills were swaying. / I looked, and no man was left; all the birds of the air had fled. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-10.htm">2 Peter 3:10-12</a></span><br />But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare. / Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to conduct yourselves in holiness and godliness / as you anticipate and hasten the coming of the day of God, when the heavens will be destroyed by fire and the elements will melt in the heat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-1.htm">Hosea 4:1-3</a></span><br />Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land! / Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another. / Therefore the land mourns, and all who dwell in it will waste away with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air; even the fish of the sea disappear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-9.htm">Isaiah 13:9-13</a></span><br />Behold, the Day of the LORD is coming—cruel, with fury and burning anger—to make the earth a desolation and to destroy the sinners within it. / For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The rising sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light. / I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity. I will end the haughtiness of the arrogant and lay low the pride of the ruthless. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Therefore has the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.</p><p class="hdg">hath</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/42-24.htm">Isaiah 42:24,25</a></b></br> Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? did not the LORD, he against whom we have sinned? for they would not walk in his ways, neither were they obedient unto his law… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">Deuteronomy 28:15-20</a></b></br> But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/30-18.htm">Deuteronomy 30:18,19</a></b></br> I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish, <i>and that</i> ye shall not prolong <i>your</i> days upon the land, whither thou passest over Jordan to go to possess it… </p><p class="hdg">and few</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/26-22.htm">Leviticus 26:22</a></b></br> I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number; and your <i>high</i> ways shall be desolate.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-27.htm">Deuteronomy 4:27</a></b></br> And the LORD shall scatter you among the nations, and ye shall be left few in number among the heathen, whither the LORD shall lead you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-62.htm">Deuteronomy 28:62</a></b></br> And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multitude; because thou wouldest not obey the voice of the LORD thy God.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/11-7.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-6.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-4.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-16.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-18.htm">Consumes</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-21.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-1.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-17.htm">Devour</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-17.htm">Devoured</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-21.htm">Devours</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-18.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-5.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-19.htm">Earth's</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-17.htm">Few</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-3.htm">Found</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-21.htm">Guilt</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-23.htm">Guilty</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-16.htm">Held</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-5.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-4.htm">Judged</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-21.htm">Live</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-12.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-19.htm">Scorched</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-11.htm">Sinners</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-24.htm">Small</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/5-12.htm">Suffer</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-6.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-3.htm">Waste</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/33-11.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-11.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-3.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-20.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-11.htm">Consumes</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-2.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-10.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-11.htm">Devour</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-30.htm">Devoured</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-12.htm">Devours</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-5.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-11.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/revelation/14-18.htm">Earth's</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-10.htm">Few</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-14.htm">Found</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-20.htm">Guilt</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-21.htm">Guilty</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-23.htm">Held</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-5.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-26.htm">Judged</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-14.htm">Live</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-10.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-7.htm">Scorched</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-14.htm">Sinners</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-20.htm">Small</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-10.htm">Suffer</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-24.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-10.htm">Waste</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 24</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/24-1.htm">The doleful judgments of God upon the land</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/24-13.htm">A remnant shall joyfully praise him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/24-16.htm">God in his judgments shall advance his kingdom</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The concept of a curse consuming the earth can be traced back to the fall of man in <a href="/genesis/3.htm">Genesis 3</a>, where the ground was cursed because of Adam's sin. This curse is a result of humanity's collective disobedience and is reminiscent of the curses outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a> for those who forsake God's commandments. The imagery of consumption suggests totality and inevitability, emphasizing the seriousness of divine judgment.<p><b>and its inhabitants must bear the guilt</b><br>The inhabitants of the earth are held accountable for their actions, reflecting the biblical principle that sin has consequences. This phrase underscores the personal responsibility of each individual for their sin, as seen in passages like <a href="/ezekiel/18-20.htm">Ezekiel 18:20</a>, which states that the soul who sins shall die. The guilt borne by the inhabitants is not just a legal standing but a moral and spiritual burden that affects their relationship with God and others.<p><b>the earth’s dwellers have been burned</b><br>This imagery of burning is often associated with purification and judgment in the Bible. It can be seen in the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 19) and the refining fire mentioned in <a href="/malachi/3-2.htm">Malachi 3:2-3</a>. The burning signifies a purging of sin and a foretaste of the final judgment described in <a href="/2_peter/3-10.htm">2 Peter 3:10</a>, where the elements will be destroyed by fire. This serves as a warning of the severity of God's judgment against sin.<p><b>and only a few survive</b><br>The remnant theme is prevalent throughout Scripture, where God preserves a faithful few amidst widespread judgment. This is seen in the story of Noah and the flood (Genesis 6-9), where only Noah's family was saved. The survival of a few highlights God's mercy and faithfulness to His covenant promises, as He always preserves a remnant for Himself. This remnant is often seen as a type of the faithful church, which endures through trials and tribulations, as described in <a href="/revelation/7-14.htm">Revelation 7:14</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>- The prophet who authored the book, delivering God's messages to the people of Judah and Jerusalem.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_earth.htm">The Earth</a></b><br>- Represents the world and its inhabitants, highlighting the universal scope of the judgment.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/inhabitants.htm">Inhabitants</a></b><br>- The people living on the earth who are subject to the consequences of their actions.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/curse.htm">Curse</a></b><br>- The divine judgment pronounced upon the earth due to the sinfulness of its inhabitants.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/survivors.htm">Survivors</a></b><br>- A remnant of people who endure through the judgment, symbolizing hope and God's mercy.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_divine_judgment.htm">The Reality of Divine Judgment</a></b><br>God's judgment is real and affects all creation. We must recognize the seriousness of sin and its consequences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_universality_of_sin's_impact.htm">The Universality of Sin's Impact</a></b><br>Sin affects not just individuals but the entire creation. Our actions have broader implications than we might realize.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_hope_of_a_remnant.htm">The Hope of a Remnant</a></b><br>Even in judgment, God preserves a remnant. This offers hope and a call to repentance and faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/bearing_responsibility.htm">Bearing Responsibility</a></b><br>The inhabitants must bear the guilt, reminding us of personal responsibility for our actions and the need for repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_light_of_god's_sovereignty.htm">Living in Light of God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Understanding God's control over history and creation should lead us to trust Him and live according to His will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 24</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_24_6's_'curse'_devour_earth.htm">In Isaiah 24:6, how could the “curse” devour the earth if other parts of the Bible do not mention such a universal destruction? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/old_testament_blasphemy_penalty.htm">What was the Old Testament punishment for blasphemy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_inherited_guilt_fit_with_individual_responsibility_in_the_bible.htm">Deuteronomy 5:9-10 mentions punishment extending for generations; how is this concept of inherited guilt consistent with other biblical teachings on individual responsibility?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_seven_dispensations.htm">What are the seven dispensations in theology?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/24.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">Therefore hath the curse . . .</span>--The definite article may be either generic, <span class= "ital">the </span>curse which always follows on evil-doing, or, more specifically, <span class= "ital">the </span>curse of the Book of the Covenant, as in Leviticus 26; Deuteronomy 28. The curse is personified as a beast of prey or a consuming fire, ready to devour. (Comp. <a href="/genesis/4-7.htm" title="If you do well, shall you not be accepted? and if you do not well, sin lies at the door. And to you shall be his desire, and you shall rule over him.">Genesis 4:7</a>; <a href="/genesis/4-11.htm" title="And now are you cursed from the earth, which has opened her mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand;">Genesis 4:11</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">They that dwell therein are desolate.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">bear their punishment, </span>or <span class= "ital">are dealt with as guilty.</span><p><span class= "bld">Are burned.</span>--The word determines, perhaps, the sense of the word "devour" in the previous clause. The curse, the symbol of the wrath of Jehovah, is the consuming fire that burns.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The curse</span>; rather, <span class="accented">a curse</span>. God has pronounced a curse upon the earth on account of man's perversity; and hence the calamities which the earth is about to suffer. <span class="cmt_word">Are desolate</span>; rather, <span class="accented">are held as guilty</span> (<span class="accented">see</span> <a href="/zechariah/11-5.htm">Zechariah 11:5</a>; and compare the marginal rendering of <a href="/psalms/5-10.htm">Psalm 5:10</a>; <a href="/psalms/34-21.htm">Psalm 34:21</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Are burned</span>; or, <span class="accented">scorched - shriveled</span> up by the "burning anger" (<a href="/isaiah/30-27.htm">Isaiah 30:27</a>)and "fiery indignation" (<a href="/hebrews/10-27.htm">Hebrews 10:27</a>) of Jehovah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/24-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Therefore</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a curse</span><br /><span class="heb">אָלָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_423.htm">Strong's 423: </a> </span><span class="str2">An imprecation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has consumed</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֣כְלָה</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḵə·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the earth,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֔רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and its inhabitants</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹ֣שְׁבֵי</span> <span class="translit">(yō·šə·ḇê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">must bear the guilt;</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיֶּאְשְׁמ֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ye’·šə·mū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_816.htm">Strong's 816: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be guilty, to be punished, perish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the earth’s</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֔רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">dwellers</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹ֣שְׁבֵי</span> <span class="translit">(yō·šə·ḇê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have been burned,</span><br /><span class="heb">חָרוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2787.htm">Strong's 2787: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be hot or scorched, to burn</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and only a few</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱנ֖וֹשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·nō·wōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_582.htm">Strong's 582: </a> </span><span class="str2">Man, mankind</span><br /><br /><span class="word">survive.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנִשְׁאַ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·niš·’ar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7604.htm">Strong's 7604: </a> </span><span class="str2">To swell up, be, redundant</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/24-6.htm">Isaiah 24:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/24-6.htm">Isaiah 24:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/24-6.htm">Isaiah 24:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/24-6.htm">Isaiah 24:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/24-6.htm">Isaiah 24:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/24-6.htm">Isaiah 24:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/24-6.htm">Isaiah 24:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/24-6.htm">Isaiah 24:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/24-6.htm">Isaiah 24:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/24-6.htm">Isaiah 24:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/24-6.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 24:6 Therefore the curse has devoured the earth (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/24-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 24:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 24:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/24-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 24:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 24:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>