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Isaiah 24:1 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Isaiah 24:1 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Isaiah chapter 24 verse 1 to related passages throughout the Bible.
The Lord's Devastation of the Earth
“Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof. turneth: Heb. perverteth the face thereof”
Isaiah 24:1 (KJV)
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Commentary on Isaiah 24:1
Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste—the Hebrew baqaq (בָּקַק, "empty") and balaq (בָּלַק, "waste") are intensive verbs depicting violent devastation. The threefold action—emptying, wasting, and turneth it upside down (avah, עָוָה, "distort/overturn")—portrays complete reversal of creation order, undoing Genesis 1's organizing work. This cosmic un-creation foreshadows Revelation's final judgment (Rev 21:1).Scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof uses puts (פּוּץ), the same verb for Babel's scattering (Gen 11:8-9), linking humanity's judgment to covenant rebellion. Isa...
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Cross-References for Isaiah 24:1
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“void”
“and into the holes of the earth”
“and dry up all their herbs. I will make the rivers islands”
“and will sway back and forth like a hammock. Its disobedience will be heavy on it”
“Lord, how long? He answered”
“I will make you desolate.”
“and the land shall be a desolation; and you shall know that I am Yahweh.”
“and Bashan and Carmel are stripped bare.”
“on your people”
“and it is desolate”