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Isaiah 24:3–8

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The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the Lord hath spoken this word.
The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish.
The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant.
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.
The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh.
The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.
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From verse 3

  1. Isaiah 24:1Rank 1 from verse 3
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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.

  2. Isaiah 6:11Rank 2 from verse 3
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    11Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate,

  3. 2 Chronicles 36:21Rank 3 from verse 3
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    21To fulfil the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths: for as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years.

  4. Deuteronomy 29:23Rank 4 from verse 3
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    23And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the Lord overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:

  5. Deuteronomy 29:28Rank 5 from verse 3
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    28And the Lord rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as it is this day.

From verse 4

  1. Hosea 4:3Rank 1 from verse 4
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    3Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.

  2. Isaiah 2:11–12Rank 2 from verse 4
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    11The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.

    12For the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low:

  3. Isaiah 3:26Rank 3 from verse 4
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    26And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground.

  4. Isaiah 33:9Rank 4 from verse 4
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    9The earth mourneth and languisheth: Lebanon is ashamed and hewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.

  5. Isaiah 28:1Rank 5 from verse 4
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    1WOE to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine!

From verse 5

  1. Hebrews 13:20Rank 1 from verse 5
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    20Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,

  2. Romans 8:20–21Rank 2 from verse 5
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    20For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,

    21Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.

  3. Daniel 7:25Rank 3 from verse 5
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    25And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.

  4. Hebrews 9:1Rank 4 from verse 5
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    1THEN verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary.

  5. 2 Chronicles 33:9Rank 5 from verse 5
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    9So Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err, and to do worse than the heathen, whom the Lord had destroyed before the children of Israel.

From verse 6

  1. Malachi 4:1Rank 1 from verse 6
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    1FOR, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.

  2. Matthew 7:14Rank 2 from verse 6
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    14Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

  3. Zechariah 5:3–4Rank 3 from verse 6
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    3Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side according to it.

    4I will bring it forth, saith the Lord of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof.

  4. Ezekiel 5:3Rank 4 from verse 6
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    3Thou shalt also take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts.

  5. Leviticus 26:22Rank 5 from verse 6
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    22I 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 high ways shall be desolate.

From verse 7

  1. Isaiah 16:10Rank 1 from verse 7
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    10And gladness is taken away, and joy out of the plentiful field; and in the vineyards there shall be no singing, neither shall there be shouting: the treaders shall tread out no wine in their presses; I have made their vintage shouting to cease.

  2. Isaiah 16:8Rank 2 from verse 7
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    8For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come even unto Jazer, they wandered through the wilderness: her branches are stretched out, they are gone over the sea.

  3. Joel 1:10–12Rank 3 from verse 7
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    10The field is wasted, the land mourneth; for the corn is wasted: the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth.

    11Be ye ashamed, O ye husbandmen; howl, O ye vinedressers, for the wheat and for the barley; because the harvest of the field is perished.

    12The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even all the trees of the field, are withered: because joy is withered away from the sons of men.

  4. Hosea 9:1–2Rank 4 from verse 7
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    1REJOICE not, O Israel, for joy, as other people: for thou hast gone a whoring from thy God, thou hast loved a reward upon every cornfloor.

    2The floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail in her.

  5. Isaiah 32:9–13Rank 5 from verse 7
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    9¶ Rise up, ye women that are at ease; hear my voice, ye careless daughters; give ear unto my speech.

    10Many days and years shall ye be troubled, ye careless women: for the vintage shall fail, the gathering shall not come.

    11Tremble, ye women that are at ease; be troubled, ye careless ones: strip you, and make you bare, and gird sackcloth upon your loins.

    12They shall lament for the teats, for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine.

    13Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns and briers; yea, upon all the houses of joy in the joyous city:

From verse 8

  1. Hosea 2:11Rank 1 from verse 8
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    11I will also cause all her mirth to cease, her feast days, her new moons, and her sabbaths, and all her solemn feasts.

  2. Ezekiel 26:13Rank 2 from verse 8
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    13And I will cause the noise of thy songs to cease; and the sound of thy harps shall be no more heard.

  3. Jeremiah 7:34Rank 3 from verse 8
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    34Then will I cause to cease from the cities of Judah, and from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride: for the land shall be desolate.

  4. Revelation 18:22Rank 4 from verse 8
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    22And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee;

  5. Jeremiah 16:9Rank 5 from verse 8
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    9For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will cause to cease out of this place in your eyes, and in your days, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride.

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DEFINED WORDS

Isaiah 24:3

COMBINED MEANING

land

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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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

emptied

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Past-tense or past-participial form of empty (to make void or destitute, deprive of contents, or pour out).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

spoiled

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of spoil, meaning to plunder, rob, strip, ruin, or deprive of what is possessed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

spoken

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1. Uttered, said, declared, addressed, or communicated in words. 2. In 'spoken of,' mentioned, described, or referred to. 3. In 'spoken for,' addressed by request or commendation on another's behalf; in a marriage setting, sought as a spouse. 4. In 'spoken against' or 'evil spoken of,' opposed, contradicted, denounced, or reviled.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

word

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Sense 1: A spoken or written expression, saying, message, command, promise, report, or matter. Sense 2: God's revealed word.

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

DEFINED WORDS

Isaiah 24:4

COMBINED MEANING

earth

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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

languisheth

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Third-person singular present form of languish, meaning to grow weak, faint, or feeble; to pine or waste away.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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

DEFINED WORDS

Isaiah 24:5

COMBINED MEANING

earth

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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

transgressed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of transgress, meaning to break or pass beyond a law, command, duty, or rightful boundary.

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

COMBINED MEANING

laws

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Rules or commands established by authority; especially God's commandments or provisions of the law given through Moses.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

changed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of change, meaning to make or become different; to alter, exchange, replace, or pass from one state to another.

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

COMBINED MEANING

ordinance

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Sense 1: A rule, command, decree, statute, or authoritative appointment. Sense 2: A prescribed observance, rite, practice, or arrangement.

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

COMBINED MEANING

everlasting

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1. Continuing without end. 2. Extending backward without beginning. 3. Enduring or permanent throughout the duration in view.

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

COMBINED MEANING

covenant

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Sense 1: A binding agreement, promise, pledge, or appointed order. Sense 2: The stated words, terms, testimony, or written record of such an agreement or promise.

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

DEFINED WORDS

Isaiah 24:6

COMBINED MEANING

curse

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Sense 1: A pronouncement, sentence, or imposed condition of evil, loss, or judgment; an oath invoking such a penalty. Sense 2: As a verb, to pronounce judgment or evil upon, condemn, or revile.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

devoured

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of devour, meaning to eat greedily; to consume, destroy, or waste rapidly and completely.

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

COMBINED MEANING

earth

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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

therein

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In, within, during, or concerning that place, person, thing, condition, time, or matter previously mentioned.

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

COMBINED MEANING

desolate

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1. Of a place or land, left empty, uninhabited, waste, ruined, barren, or without former use and fruitfulness. 2. Of a person or people, bereft, forsaken, solitary, or left without help, comfort, family, or support. 3. As a verb, to make empty, waste, ruined, or bereft.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604

COMBINED MEANING

burned

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Sense 1: Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of burn, meaning to consume, injure, heat, dry, or harden by fire or intense heat. Sense 2: To be on fire.

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

COMBINED MEANING

left

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Sense 1: Past tense and past participle of leave: departed, abandoned, allowed to remain, or caused to remain. Sense 2: The direction or side opposite the right.

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

DEFINED WORDS

Isaiah 24:7

COMBINED MEANING

new

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Recently made, begun, known, or received; fresh, different, or not old.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

wine

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The produce of grapes or other fruit used as a drink.

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

COMBINED MEANING

vine

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Sense 1: A climbing or spreading plant, commonly a grapevine. Sense 2: A person or people represented by such a plant.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

languisheth

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Third-person singular present form of languish, meaning to grow weak, faint, or feeble; to pine or waste away.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Isaiah 24:8

COMBINED MEANING

noise

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Sense 1: An audible sound or collection of sounds. Sense 2: Figuratively, loud but ineffectual report or display. Sense 3: To spread by report.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

rejoice

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1. To be glad, take joy, delight, or exult; to express gladness. 2. To make glad or cause to rejoice.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

joy

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Sense 1: Gladness, delight, or rejoicing. Sense 2: To rejoice, delight, or be glad.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

harp

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A stringed musical instrument played with the fingers.

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

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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.

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

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4The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish.

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5The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant.

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6Therefore 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.

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7The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh.

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8The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.

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9They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.

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