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Isaiah 24:12 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Isaiah 24:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Isaiah chapter 24 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruction.”
Isaiah 24:12 (KJV)
Commentary on Isaiah 24:12
In the city is left desolation—nish'ar (נִשְׁאַר, "is left/remains") with shammah (שַׁמָּה, "desolation/horror") indicates that devastation is the sole residue. What remains after judgment is not a remnant of people but a residue of ruin. Shammah denotes appalling waste, often used of land under divine curse (Lev 26:31-32, Jer 4:7). The city (ir, עִיר), humanity's proudest achievement, becomes a monument to judgment.And the gate is smitten with destruction—the sha'ar (שַׁעַר, "gate"), the city's defensive and judicial center where elders met and legal proceedings occurred (Ruth 4:1, Prov 31:23...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Isaiah 24:12
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“because none come to the solemn assembly; all her gates are desolate”
“a delight for wild donkeys”
“which is desolate: The foxes walk on it.”
“that was full of people! She has become as a widow”
“because evil has come down from Yahweh to the gate of Jerusalem.”
“even to Jerusalem.”
“her prophets find no vision from Yahweh.”
“a dwelling place of jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation”
“he was angry”