Isaiah 24:2

What does Isaiah 24:2 mean?

A plain-English look at Isaiah 24:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the creditor, so with the debtor; as with the taker of interest, so with the giver of interest to him.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the creditor, so with the debtor; as with the taker of interest, so with the giver of interest to him.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And it will be the same for the people as for the priest; for the servant as for his master; and for the woman-servant as for her owner; the same for the one offering goods for a price as for him who takes them; the same for him who gives money at interest and for him who takes it; the same for him who lets others have the use of his property as for those who make use of it.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And it hath been--as a people so a priest, As the servant so his master, As the maid-servant so her mistress, As the buyer so the seller, As the lender so the borrower, As the usurer so he who is lifting <FI>it<Fi> on himself.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And it shall be as with the people, so with the priest: and as with the servant so with his master: as with the handmaid, so with her mistress: as with the buyer, so with the seller: as with the lender, so with the borrower: as with him that calleth for his money, so with him that oweth.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with him from whom usury is taken.

Context

v.1Behold, Jehovah maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.

v.2This passage

v.3The earth shall be utterly emptied, and utterly laid waste; for Jehovah hath spoken this word.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Isaiah 2:9

    And the mean man is bowed down, and the great man is brought low: therefore forgive them not.

  • Deuteronomy 23:19

    Thou shalt not lend upon interest to thy brother; interest of money, interest of victuals, interest of anything that is lent upon interest.

  • Lamentations 4:13

    It isbecause of the sins of her prophets, andthe iniquities of her priests, That have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her.

  • Lamentations 5:12

    Princes were hanged up by their hand: The faces of elders were not honored.

  • Hosea 4:9

    And it shall be, like people, like priest; and I will punish them for their ways, and will requite them their doings.

  • 2 Chronicles 36:20

    And them that had escaped from the sword carried he away to Babylon; and they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia:

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