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Isaiah 24:4 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Isaiah 24:4 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Isaiah chapter 24 verse 4 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish. the haughty: Heb. the height of the people”
Isaiah 24:4 (KJV)
Commentary on Isaiah 24:4
The earth mourneth and fadeth away—abal (אָבַל, "mourn") typically describes human grief but here personifies creation itself lamenting. The verb nabel (נָבֵל, "fade/wither") depicts vegetation dying, echoing the curse after Eden (Gen 3:17-18). Paul develops this in Romans 8:19-22: creation groans under sin's bondage, awaiting redemption. Isaiah envisions cosmic sympathy with humanity's rebellion—sin's consequences transcend human society to afflict the natural order.The world languisheth uses tebel (תֵּבֵל), meaning the inhabited world, paired with amal (אָמַל, "languish/waste away"). The dou...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Isaiah 24:4
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“and everyone who dwells therein will waste away. all living things in her”
“and Bashan and Carmel are stripped bare.”
“the haughtiness of men will be bowed down”
“And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground.”
“and to the fading flower of his glorious beauty”
“and the herbs of the whole country wither? for the wickedness of those who dwell therein”
“and all our righteousness is as a polluted garment: and we all fade as a leaf; and our iniquities”
“and the heavens above be black; because I have spoken it”