Isaiah 24 · Verse 3

Isaiah 24:3

The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the Lord hath spoken this word.
Isaiah 24:3, King James Version

Isaiah 24:3 in other translations

BSBThe earth will be utterly laid waste and thoroughly plundered. For the LORD has spoken this word.
WEBThe earth will be utterly emptied and utterly laid waste; for the LORD has spoken this word.
ASVThe earth shall be utterly emptied, and utterly laid waste; for Jehovah hath spoken this word.
YLTUtterly emptied is the land, and utterly spoiled, For Jehovah hath spoken this word:
DARBYThe land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled; for Jehovah hath spoken this word.
BBEThe earth will be completely waste and without men; for this is the word of the Lord.
WebsterThe land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the LORD hath spoken this word.

What does Isaiah 24:3 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 24:1-12

The desolation of the land. (Is. 24:1-12) A few shall be preserved. (Is. 24:13-15) God's kingdom advanced by his judgments. (Is. 24:16-23) Verses 1-12 All whose treasures and happiness are laid up on earth, will soon be brought to want and misery. It is good to apply to ourselves what the Scripture says of the vanity and vexation of spirit which attend all things here below. Sin has turned the earth upside down; the…

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Isaiah 24:3 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

הִבּ֧וֹק\׀hi.Bokcertainly <to be laid waste>H1238
תִּבּ֛וֹקti.Bokit will be laid wasteH1238
הָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzthe earthH776
וְהִבּ֣וֹז\׀ve.hi.Bozand certainly <to be plundered>H962
תִּבּ֑וֹזti.Bozit will be plunderedH962
כִּ֣יkiforH3588
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
דִּבֶּ֖רdi.Berhe has spokenH1696
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַדָּבָ֥רha.da.Varthe wordH1697
הַזֶּֽה\׃ha.Zeh<the> thisH2088

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Isaiah 24:3

  • Isaiah 24:1

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

  • Isaiah 6:11

    Then 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,

  • Isaiah 21:17

    And the residue of the number of archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be diminished: for the Lord God of Israel hath spoken it.

  • Micah 4:4

    But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the Lord of hosts hath spoken it.

  • Ezekiel 36:4

    Therefore, ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God; Thus saith the Lord God to the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, to the desolate wastes, and to the cities that are forsaken, which became a prey and derision to the residue of the heathen that are round about;

  • Isaiah 22:25

    In that day, saith the Lord of hosts, shall the nail that is fastened in the sure place be removed, and be cut down, and fall; and the burden that was upon it shall be cut off: for the Lord hath spoken it.

  • Deuteronomy 29:28

    And 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.

  • Leviticus 26:30-35

    And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you. And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savour of your sweet odours. And I will bring the land into desolation: and your enemies which dwell therein shall be astonished at it. And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste. …

  • 2 Chronicles 36:21

    To 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.

  • Deuteronomy 29:23

    And 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:

  • Jeremiah 13:15

    Hear ye, and give ear; be not proud: for the Lord hath spoken.

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1; 6:11; Le 26:30-35; De 29:23,28; 2Ch 36:21; Eze 36:4
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21:17; 22:25; Jer 13:15; Mic 4:4

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Context

  • Isaiah 24:2

    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.

  • Isaiah 24:3

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

  • Isaiah 24:4

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

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Isaiah 24:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Del todo será vaciada la tierra, y enteramente saqueada; porque Jehová ha pronunciado esta palabra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Le pays sera entièrement vidé et entièrement pillé; car l’ Éternel a dit cette parole.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Das Land wird völlig ausgeleert und geplündert; denn Jehova hat dieses Wort geredet.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Dissipatione dissipabitur terra, et direptione prædabitur; Dominus enim locutus est verbum hoc.