Isaiah 24:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The 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.”
Isaiah 24:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Isaiah 24:20 in 6 Bible Translations
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Isaiah 24:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The earth will stagger like a drunken man, and will sway back and forth like a hammock. Its disobedience will be heavy on it, and it will fall and not rise again.”
Isaiah 24:20 — World English Bible
Isaiah 24:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“The earth shall stagger like a drunken man, and shall sway to and fro like a hammock; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it, and it shall fall, and not rise again. ”
Isaiah 24:20 — American Standard Version
Isaiah 24:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Stagger greatly doth the land as a drunkard, And it hath been moved as a lodge, And heavy on it hath been its transgression, And it hath fallen, and addeth not to rise.”
Isaiah 24:20 — Young's Literal Translation
Isaiah 24:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“The earth reeleth to and fro like a drunkard, and is shaken like a night hut; and its transgression is heavy upon it; and it falleth and shall not rise again. ”
Isaiah 24:20 — Darby Translation
Isaiah 24:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The earth shall reele to and from like a drunken man, and shall be remooued like a tent, and the iniquitie thereof shall be heauie vpon it: so that it shall fall, and rise no more.”
Isaiah 24:20 — Geneva Bible
Isaiah 24:20 in Context — Isaiah 24
18 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 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.
19 The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.
20 The 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.
21 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 kings of the earth upon the earth.
22 And 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.
What Does Isaiah 24:20 Mean?
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