(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of Godבּוֹקֵ֥ק
bâqaq
to pour out, i.e. to empty, figuratively, to depopulate; by analogy, to spread out (as a fruitful vine)הָאָ֖רֶץ
ʼerets
the — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)וּבֽוֹלְקָ֑הּ
bâlaq
and — to annihilateוְעִוָּ֣ה
ʻâvâh
and — to crook, literally or figurativelyפָנֶ֔יהָ
pânîym
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)וְהֵפִ֖יץ
pûwts
and — to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse)יֹשְׁבֶֽיהָ
yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
Isaiah 24:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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Behold, the Lord lays waste to the earth, devastates it, twists and distorts its face and scatters its inhabitants.
This chapter's scope shifts sharply from named nations (Babylon, Moab, Egypt) to "the earth" itself - a cosmic judgment rather than one more entry in the list of oracles.
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Today's memory verse · from this session
“Behold, the Lord lays waste to the earth, devastates it, twists and distorts its face and scatters its inhabitants.”
This chapter's scope shifts sharply from named nations (Babylon, Moab, Egypt) to "the earth" itself - a cosmic judgment rather than one more entry in the list of oracles.