Isaiah 24:6
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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.Therefore a curse has consumed the earth, and its inhabitants must bear the guilt; the earth’s dwellers have been burned, and only a few survive.
In other translations
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.Therefore a curse has consumed the earth, and its inhabitants must bear the guilt; the earth’s dwellers have been burned, and only a few survive.
Hebrew words
עַל־'al-there-H5921כֵּןken-foreH3651אָלָה'alaha curseH423אָכְלָה'akhelahit has consumedH398אֶרֶץ'eretz[the] earthH776וַיֶּאְשְׁמוּvaiye'shemuand they have been held guiltyH816יֹשְׁבֵיyoshevei[the] inhabitantsH3427בָהּvahin <the> itעַל־'al-there-H5921כֵּןken-foreH3651חָרוּcharuthey have diminishedH2787יֹשְׁבֵיyoshevei[the] inhabitants ofH3427אֶרֶץ'eretz[the] earthH776וְנִשְׁאַרvenish'arand it will be leftH7604אֱנוֹשׁ'enooshhumankind ofH582מִזְעָר׃miz'arsmallnessH4213
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Related verses
- Malachi 4:1For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be left to them.”
- Matthew 7:14Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it.
- Zechariah 5:3-43 Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side according to it. 4 I will bring it forth, saith the Lord of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof.3 Then he told me, “This is the curse that is going out over the face of all the land, for according to one side of the scroll, every thief will be removed; and according to the other side, every perjurer will be removed. 4 I will send it out, declares the LORD of Hosts, and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of him who swears falsely by My name. It will remain inside his house and destroy it, down to its timbers and stones.”
- Malachi 4:6And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers. Otherwise, I will come and strike the land with a curse.”
- Ezekiel 5:3Thou shalt also take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts.But you are to take a few strands of hair and secure them in the folds of your garment.
- Romans 9:27Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the Israelites is like the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved.
- Leviticus 26:22I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number; and your high ways shall be desolate.I will send wild animals against you to rob you of your children, destroy your livestock, and reduce your numbers, until your roads lie desolate.
- Isaiah 1:31And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.The strong man will become tinder and his work will be a spark; both will burn together, with no one to quench the flames.
- Malachi 3:9Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.You are cursed with a curse, yet you—the whole nation—are still robbing Me.
- Deuteronomy 30:18-1918 I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish, and that ye shall not prolong your days upon the land, whither thou passest over Jordan to go to possess it. 19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:18 I declare to you today that you will surely perish; you shall not prolong your days in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess. 19 I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing. Therefore choose life, so that you and your descendants may live,
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