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Isaiah 24:2

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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.
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  1. Hosea 4:9Rank 1 from verse 2
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    9And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings.

  2. Ezekiel 7:12–13Rank 2 from verse 2
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    12The time is come, the day draweth near: let not the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn: for wrath is upon all the multitude thereof.

    13For the seller shall not return to that which is sold, although they were yet alive: for the vision is touching the whole multitude thereof, which shall not return; neither shall any strengthen himself in the iniquity of his life.

  3. Lamentations 5:12–14Rank 3 from verse 2
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    12Princes are hanged up by their hand: the faces of elders were not honoured.

    13They took the young men to grind, and the children fell under the wood.

    14The elders have ceased from the gate, the young men from their musick.

  4. 2 Chronicles 36:14–17Rank 4 from verse 2
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    14¶ Moreover all the chief of the priests, and the people, transgressed very much after all the abominations of the heathen; and polluted the house of the Lord which he had hallowed in Jerusalem.

    15And the Lord God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, rising up betimes, and sending; because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling place:

    16But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the Lord arose against his people, till there was no remedy.

    17Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man, or him that stooped for age: he gave them all into his hand.

  5. 2 Chronicles 36:20Rank 5 from verse 2
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    20And them that had escaped from the sword carried he away to Babylon; where they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia:

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Isaiah 24:2

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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priest

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One appointed to sacred service, ministering in things pertaining to God or a deity, especially by offering gifts or sacrifices.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

servant

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One who serves another; a worker, attendant, subject, bondservant, or appointed minister.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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master

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One possessing authority, ownership, command, supervision, or superior skill: an owner, employer, household head, teacher, leader, ship commander, or lord.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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maid

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1. A female servant or attendant. 2. A girl or young woman, especially an unmarried woman or virgin.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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mistress

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Sense 1: A female master or woman having authority over a household, servants, or dependants. Sense 2: A woman preeminent in the thing named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

borrower

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One who receives something for temporary use with an obligation to return it or its equivalent.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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usury

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Interest, increase, or an added return charged or received upon a loan.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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1BEHOLD, the Lord maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.

2And 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.

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

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