21 In that day the Lord will punish the powers in the heavens above and the kings on the earth below.

Other Translations of Isaiah 24:21

King James Version

21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall punish punish: Heb. visit upon the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.

English Standard Version

21 On that day the Lord will punish the host of heaven, in heaven, and the kings of the earth, on the earth.

The Message

21 That's when God will call on the carpet rebel powers in the skies and Rebel kings on earth.

New King James Version

21 It shall come to pass in that day That the Lord will punish on high the host of exalted ones, And on the earth the kings of the earth.

New Living Translation

21 In that day the Lord will punish the gods in the heavens and the proud rulers of the nations on earth.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Isaiah 24:21

Commentary on Isaiah 24:16-23

(Read Isaiah 24:16-23)

Believers may be driven into the uttermost parts of the earth; but they are singing, not sighing. Here is terror to sinners; the prophet laments the miseries he saw breaking in like a torrent; and the small number of believers. He foresees that sin would abound. The meaning is plain, that evil pursues sinners. Unsteady, uncertain are all these things. Worldly men think to dwell in the earth as in a palace, as in a castle; but it shall be removed like a cottage, like a lodge put up for the night. It shall fall and not rise again; but there shall be new heavens and a new earth, in which shall dwell nothing but righteousness. Sin is a burden to the whole creation; it is a heavy burden, under which it groans now, and will sink at last. The high ones, that are puffed up with their grandeur, that think themselves out of the reach of danger, God will visit for their pride and cruelty. Let us judge nothing before the time, though some shall be visited. None in this world should be secure, though their condition be ever so prosperous; nor need any despair, though their condition be ever so deplorable. God will be glorified in all this. But the mystery of Providence is not yet finished. The ruin of the Redeemer's enemies must make way for his kingdom, and then the Sun of Righteousness will appear in full glory. Happy are those who take warning by the sentence against others; every impenitent sinner will sink under his transgression, and rise no more, while believers enjoy everlasting bliss.