El panorama
Isaías 24 abre con “Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside…”, cambia cerca del versículo 12 con “In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruction.” y termina con “Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall…”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
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Isaías · Versión King James · 23Isaías 24:1-8
Versículos 1–8: Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and…
Isaías 24:1–8 abre con “Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and…” y llega a “The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Isaías 24 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the…” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen maketh, abroad, earth. Su relación con los versículos 2 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
“The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the LORD hath spoken this word.” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
“The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the…” El lenguaje de promesa, bendición o pacto necesita su destinatario y alcance. Esos detalles impiden separar del contexto una palabra personal de la historia.
Isaías 24:1-8
Versión King James1Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.
2And 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.
3The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the LORD hath spoken this word.
4The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish.
5The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant.
6Therefore 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.
7The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh.
8The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.
Isaías 24:9-16
Versículos 9–16: They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to…
Isaías 24:9–16 abre con “They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.” y llega a “From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Isaías 24 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
“There is a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen crying, darkened, gone. Su relación con los versículos 10 y 12 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
“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…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
Isaías 24:9-16
Versión King James9They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.
10The city of confusion is broken down: every house is shut up, that no man may come in.
11There is a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.
12In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruction.
13When thus it shall be in the midst of the land among the people, there shall be as the shaking of an olive tree, and as the gleaning grapes when the vintage is done.
14They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the LORD , they shall cry aloud from the sea.
15Wherefore glorify ye the LORD in the fires, even the name of the LORD God of Israel in the isles of the sea.
16From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.
Isaías 24:17-23
Versículos 17–23: Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the…
Isaías 24:17–23 abre con “Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.” y llega a “Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Isaías 24 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.” Nombrar a Fear mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“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…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
“The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen earth, broken, clean. Su relación con los versículos 18 y 20 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
Isaías 24:17-23
Versión King James17Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.
18And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.
19The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.
20The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.
21And 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 kings of the earth upon the earth.
22And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.
23Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
Isaiah 24:1 comienza con “Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
Isaiah 24:6 forma un giro natural: “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.”
La nota final
Isaiah 24:23 deja al lector con “Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients…”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras earth, LORD, broken, drink, high, inhabitants ayudan a revelar las preocupaciones que se repiten en el capítulo.
Primero el texto
Donde difieren los lectores
El resumen comienza con lo que dice el pasaje y cómo se relacionan sus partes. No supone que una denominación ya haya resuelto cada pregunta. Toda dependencia de una tradición, teoría literaria o reconstrucción histórica se identifica con claridad.
El texto KJV aparece primero. Las conclusiones interpretativas se identifican, y las diferencias se presentan cuando ayudan a explicar por qué las comunidades serias no siempre llegan a la misma respuesta.
Las notas interpretativas comparativas de este capítulo están en preparación. Hasta que las notas revisadas estén listas, esta página separa el texto KJV del resumen y la aplicación sin afirmar que todos los lectores serios coinciden en cada cuestión.