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.”

"Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof." - Isaiah 24:1
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What does Isaiah 24:1 mean?

Isaiah 24:1 in the King James Version of the Bible reads: "Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof." This verse is part of the larger book of Isaiah, which is often regarded as one of…

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The Sovereign Shaker: Understanding Isaiah 24:1

As we reflect upon 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,” we are confronted with a powerful image of divine authority and judgment. This verse is a part of a profound…

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A Prayer of Understanding in Times of Judgement

Heavenly Father, As I come before You today, I am deeply reminded of the profound truth found in Isaiah 24:1, as declared in Your Holy Word: "Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof."…

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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 1:24 - "Therefore saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies:"
Isaiah 24:12 - "In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruction."
Isaiah 24:17 - "Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth."
Isaiah 49:24 - "¶ Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?"
Isaiah 24:11 - "There is a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone."
Isaiah 24:7 - "The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh."
Isaiah 24:9 - "They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it."
Isaiah 19:24 - "In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, even a blessing in the midst of the land:"
Isaiah 24:3 - "The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the LORD hath spoken this word."
Isaiah 24:19 - "The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly."
Isaiah 24:8 - "The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth."
Isaiah 41:24 - "Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work of nought: an abomination is he that chooseth you."
Isaiah 29:24 - "They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine."
Isaiah 24:10 - "The city of confusion is broken down: every house is shut up, that no man may come in."
Isaiah 65:24 - "And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear."
Isaiah 33:24 - "And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity."
Isaiah 24:15 - "Wherefore glorify ye the LORD in the fires, even the name of the LORD God of Israel in the isles of the sea."
Isaiah 28:24 - "Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? doth he open and break the clods of his ground?"
Isaiah 24:14 - "They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the LORD, they shall cry aloud from the sea."
Isaiah 7:24 - "With arrows and with bows shall men come thither; because all the land shall become briers and thorns."
Isaiah 24:4 - "The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish."
"In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruction." - Isaiah 24:12
Isaiah 24:6 - "Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left."
Isaiah 24:22 - "And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited."
Isaiah 24:21 - "And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth."
Isaiah 24:5 - "The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant."