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Isaiah 24:1

הִנֵּ֧ה
hinnêh
lo!
יְהוָ֛ה
Yᵉhôvâh
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
בּוֹקֵ֥ק
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 annihilate
וְעִוָּ֣ה
ʻâvâh
and — to crook, literally or figuratively
פָנֶ֔יהָ
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.
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Isaiah 24:1New

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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Behold, the Lord lays waste to the earth, devastates it, twists and distorts its face and scatters its inhabitants.
Isaiah 24:1
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