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Berean Standard Bible

“Behold, the LORD lays waste the earth and leaves it in ruins. He will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants—”

Isaiah 24:1

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Study note

Chapters 24 to 27 form a section often called Isaiah's apocalypse, moving from the judgment on individual nations to God's judgment on the whole earth. It follows the oracles against the nations in the earlier chapters.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Behold, the LORD lays waste the earth and leaves it in ruins. He will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants—

World English Bible (WEB)

Behold, Yahweh makes the earth empty, makes it waste, turns it upside down, and scatters its inhabitants.

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

See, the Lord is making the earth waste and unpeopled, he is turning it upside down, and sending the people in all directions.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

—

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

aquí que Jehová vacía la tierra, y la desnuda, y trastorna su haz, y hace esparcir sus moradores.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

¡Miren! ¡El Señor está arrasando la tierra de Judá y la está convirtiendo en vasto campo desolado y destruido! Miren cómo saca a su pueblo de sus territorios y lo esparce por la tierra.

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