Verse 4

Isaiah 24:4

New Living Translation

4 The earth mourns and dries up, and the land wastes away and withers. Even the greatest people on earth waste away.

Original Language Text

hebrew

אָבְלָ֤ה נָֽבְלָה֙ הָ/אָ֔רֶץ אֻמְלְלָ֥ה נָבְלָ֖ה תֵּבֵ֑ל אֻמְלָ֖לוּ מְר֥וֹם עַם הָ/אָֽרֶץ

English Translation

The earth has mourned; the world has withered; the heights of the people of the earth have languished.

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Chapter 24 Context

1 Look! The LORD is about to destroy the earth and make it a vast wasteland. He devastates the s... Focus ↗

2 Priests and laypeople, servants and masters, maids and mistresses, buyers and sellers, l... Focus ↗

3 The earth will be completely emptied and looted. The LORD has spoken! Focus ↗

4 The earth mourns and dries up, and the land wastes away and withers. Even the greatest people...

5 The earth suffers for the sins of its people, for they have twisted God (Elohim)’s instructions,<... Focus ↗

6 Therefore, a curse consumes the earth. Its people must pay the price for their sin. They are d... Focus ↗

7 The grapevines waste away, and there is no new wine. All the merrymakers sigh and mourn. Focus ↗

8 The cheerful sound of tambourines is stilled; the happy cries of celebration are heard no more.<b... Focus ↗

9 Gone are the joys of wine and song; alcoholic drink turns bitter in the mouth. Focus ↗

10 The city writhes in chaos; every home is locked to keep out intruders. Focus ↗

11 Mobs gather in the streets, crying out for wine. Joy has turned to gloom. Gladness has been ba... Focus ↗

12 The city is left in ruins, its gates battered down. Focus ↗

13 Throughout the earth the story is the same — only a remnant is left, like the stray olives lef... Focus ↗

14 But all who are left shout and sing for joy. Those in the west praise the LORD’s majesty. Focus ↗

15 In eastern lands, give glory to the LORD. In the lands beyond the sea, praise the name of the LOR... Focus ↗

16 We hear songs of praise from the ends of the earth, songs that give glory to the Righteous One!<b... Focus ↗

17 Terror and traps and snares will be your lot, you people of the earth. Focus ↗

18 Those who flee in terror will fall into a trap, and those who escape the trap will be caught in a... Focus ↗

19 The earth has broken up. It has utterly collapsed; it is violently shaken. Focus ↗

20 The earth staggers like a drunk. It trembles like a tent in a storm. It falls and will not ris... Focus ↗

21 In that day the LORD will punish the gods in the heavens and the proud rulers of the nations on e... Focus ↗

22 They will be rounded up and put in prison. They will be shut up in prison and will finally be... Focus ↗

23 Then the glory of the moon will wane, and the brightness of the sun will fade, for the LORD of... Focus ↗

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