Isaiah 24

“Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the…” The line’s distinctive content terms include maketh, abroad, earth. Its relationship to verses 2 shows what work it does in this passage.

“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…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the LORD hath spoken this word.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do…” The line’s distinctive content terms include earth, fadeth, haughty. Its relationship to verses 3 and 5 shows what work it does in this passage.

“The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the…” The promise, blessing, or covenant language needs its named recipient and scope. Those details prevent a personal word in the story from becoming a promise detached from context.

“Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh.” The line’s distinctive content terms include languisheth, merryhearted, mourneth. Its relationship to verses 6 and 8 shows what work it does in this passage.

“The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.” The line’s distinctive content terms include ceaseth, endeth, harp. Its relationship to verses 7 shows what work it does in this passage.

“They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“The city of confusion is broken down: every house is shut up, that no man may come in.” The line’s distinctive content terms include broken, city, confusion. Its relationship to verses 9 and 11 shows what work it does in this passage.

“There is a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.” The line’s distinctive content terms include crying, darkened, gone. Its relationship to verses 10 and 12 shows what work it does in this passage.

“In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruction.” The line’s distinctive content terms include city, desolation, destruction. Its relationship to verses 11 and 13 shows what work it does in this passage.

“When thus it shall be in the midst of the land among the people, there shall be as the shaking of an olive tree, and…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the LORD , they shall cry aloud from the sea.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Wherefore glorify ye the LORD in the fires, even the name of the LORD God of Israel in the isles of the sea.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my…” The line’s distinctive content terms include dealers, dealt, leanness. Its relationship to verses 15 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.” Naming Fear keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.” The line’s distinctive content terms include earth, broken, clean. Its relationship to verses 18 and 20 shows what work it does in this passage.

“The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.