Albert Barnes Commentary Isaiah 24:3

Albert Barnes Commentary

Isaiah 24:3

1798–1870
Presbyterian
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes Commentary

Isaiah 24:3

1798–1870
Presbyterian
SCRIPTURE

"The earth shall be utterly emptied, and utterly laid waste; for Jehovah hath spoken this word." — Isaiah 24:3 (ASV)

The land - Hebrew, ‘The earth,’ as in (Isaiah 24:1). It is here rendered correctly ‘the land,’ as it should have been there - meaning the land of Canaan.

And spoiled - Its valuable possessions shall become the prey of the invading foe. This is an emphatic repetition of the declaration in (Isaiah 24:1), to show the absolute certainty of that which was threatened.