Isaiah 24:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

Behold. Figure of speech Asterismos.

the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4.

earth. Hebrew ha- 'arez. Occurs sixteen times in this chapter. Rendered "land" in verses: Isaiah 24:3; Isaiah 24:11; Isaiah 24:13

empty. Note the Figure of speech Synonymia, "empty", "waste", "upside down", "scattered abroad". See App-6.

Isaiah 24:1

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