1See, the Lord is going to lay waste the earth and devastate it; he will ruin its face and scatter its inhabitants-


In Context

1 See, the Lord is going to lay waste the earth and devastate it; he will ruin its face and scatter its inhabitants-

2 it will be the same for priest as for people, for master as for servant, for mistress as for maid, for seller as for buyer, for borrower as for lender, for debtor as for creditor.

3 The earth will be completely laid waste and totally plundered. The Lord has spoken this word.

Isaiah 24:1 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:1Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

24:1BEHOLD the Lord shall lay waste the earth, and shall strip it, and shall afflict the face thereof, and scatter abroad the inhabitants thereof.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

24:1Behold, Jehovah maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:1Behold, Jehovah maketh the land empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad its inhabitants.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

24:1Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:1Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad its inhabitants.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:1Behold, Yahweh makes the earth empty, makes it waste, turns it upside down, and scatters its inhabitants.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

24:1Lo, Jehovah is emptying the land, And is making it waste, And hath overturned it on its face, And hath scattered its inhabitants.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:1Behold, the LORD makes the earth empty, and makes it waste, and turns it upside down, and scatters abroad the inhabitants thereof.