Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version it will be the same for priest as for people, for the master as for his servant, for the mistress as for her servant, for seller as for buyer, for borrower as for lender, for debtor as for creditor. New Living Translation Priests and laypeople, servants and masters, maids and mistresses, buyers and sellers, lenders and borrowers, bankers and debtors—none will be spared. English Standard Version And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the slave, 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 creditor, so with the debtor. Berean Standard Bible people and priest alike, servant and master, maid and mistress, buyer and seller, lender and borrower, creditor and debtor. King James Bible 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 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. New King James Version 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 with her mistress; As with the buyer, so with the seller; As with the lender, so with the borrower; As with the creditor, so with the debtor. New American Standard Bible And the people will be like the priest, the servant like his master, the female servant like her mistress, the buyer like the seller, the lender like the borrower, the creditor like the debtor. NASB 1995 And the people will be like the priest, the servant like his master, the maid like her mistress, the buyer like the seller, the lender like the borrower, the creditor like the debtor. NASB 1977 And the people will be like the priest, the servant like his master, the maid like her mistress, the buyer like the seller, the lender like the borrower, the creditor like the debtor. Legacy Standard Bible And the people will be like the priest, the male slave like his master, the female slave like her mistress, the buyer like the seller, the lender like the borrower, the creditor like the debtor. Amplified Bible And the people will be like the priest, the servant like his master, the maid like her mistress, the buyer like the seller, the lender like the borrower, the creditor like the debtor [as God’s impartial judgment of sin comes on all]. Christian Standard Bible people and priest alike, servant and master, female servant and mistress, buyer and seller, lender and borrower, creditor and debtor. Holman Christian Standard Bible people and priest alike, servant and master, female servant and mistress, buyer and seller, lender and borrower, creditor and debtor. American Standard Version 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 with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the creditor, so with the debtor; as with the taker of interest, so with the giver of interest to him. Contemporary English Version including ordinary people and priests, slaves and slave owners, buyers and sellers, lenders and borrowers, the rich and the poor. English Revised Version 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 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation The same will happen to people and priests, male slaves and masters, female slaves and masters, buyers and sellers, lenders and borrowers, debtors and creditors. Good News Translation Everyone will meet the same fate--the priests and the people, slaves and masters, buyers and sellers, lenders and borrowers, rich and poor. International Standard Version It will be the same for the lay people as for priests, the same for servants as for their masters, for female servants as for their mistresses, for buyers as for sellers, for lenders as for borrowers, and for creditors as for debtors. Majority Standard Bible people and priest alike, servant and master, maid and mistress, buyer and seller, lender and borrower, creditor and debtor. NET Bible Everyone will suffer--the priest as well as the people, the master as well as the servant, the elegant lady as well as the female attendant, the seller as well as the buyer, the borrower as well as the lender, the creditor as well as the debtor. New Heart English Bible It will 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 creditor, so with the debtor; as with the taker of interest, so with the giver of interest. Webster's Bible Translation 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 with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of interest, so with the giver of interest to him. World English Bible It will 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 creditor, so with the debtor; as with the taker of interest, so with the giver of interest. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd it has been—as a people so a priest, "" As the servant so his master, "" As the maidservant so her mistress, "" As the buyer so the seller, "" As the lender so the borrower, "" As the usurer so he who is lifting [it] on himself. Young's Literal Translation And it hath been -- as a people so a priest, As the servant so his master, As the maid-servant so her mistress, As the buyer so the seller, As the lender so the borrower, As the usurer so he who is lifting it on himself. Smith's Literal Translation And it was as the people, so the priest; as the servant, so his lord; as the maid, so the mistress; as the buyer, so he selling; as he lending, so the borrower; as be lending on interest, so he exacting interest to him. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd it shall be as with the people, so with the priest: and as with the servant, so with his master: as with the handmaid, so with her mistress: as with the buyer, so with the seller: as with the lender, so with the borrower: as with him that calleth for his money, so with him that oweth. Catholic Public Domain Version And this shall be: as with the people, so with the priest; and as with the servant, so with his master; as with the handmaid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the creditor, so with the debtor. New American Bible People and priest shall fare alike: servant and master, Maid and mistress, buyer and seller, Lender and borrower, creditor and debtor. New Revised Standard Version And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the slave, 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 creditor, so with the debtor. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd 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 creditor, so with the debtor. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the people will be as a Priest, and a Servant as his Master, and a Maid as her Mistress, the buyer as the seller, and the borrower as the lender, and as the creditor him who is indebted to him OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And 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 creditor, so with the debtor. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the people shall be as the priest, and the servant as the lord, and the maid as the mistress; the buyer shall be as the seller, the lender as the borrower, and the debtor as his creditor. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context God's Judgment on the Earth1Behold, the LORD lays waste the earth and leaves it in ruins. He will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants— 2 people and priest alike, servant and master, maid and mistress, buyer and seller, lender and borrower, creditor and debtor. 3The earth will be utterly laid waste and thoroughly plundered. For the LORD has spoken this word.… Cross References Revelation 6:15-17 Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. / And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb. / For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?” James 2:6-7 But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court? / Are they not the ones who blaspheme the noble name by which you have been called? Matthew 24:37-39 As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man. / For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. / And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man. 1 Corinthians 7:29-31 What I am saying, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none; / those who weep, as if they did not; those who are joyful, as if they were not; those who make a purchase, as if they had nothing; / and those who use the things of this world, as if not dependent on them. For this world in its present form is passing away. Luke 17:26-30 Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man: / People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all. / It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. ... Revelation 18:11-13 And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo— / cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; of fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; of all kinds of citron wood and every article of ivory, precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble; / of cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; of wine, olive oil, fine flour, and wheat; of cattle, sheep, horses, and carriages; of bodies and souls of slaves. 1 Peter 4:17-18 For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God? / And, “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?” Matthew 20:16 So the last will be first, and the first will be last.” Romans 2:6-11 God “will repay each one according to his deeds.” / To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life. / But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger. ... Galatians 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. Jeremiah 25:29-31 For behold, I am beginning to bring disaster on the city that bears My Name, so how could you possibly go unpunished? You will not go unpunished, for I am calling down a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, declares the LORD of Hosts.’ / So you are to prophesy all these words against them and say to them: ‘The LORD will roar from on high; He will raise His voice from His holy habitation. He will roar loudly over His pasture; like those who tread the grapes, He will call out with a shout against all the inhabitants of the earth. / The tumult will resound to the ends of the earth because the LORD brings a charge against the nations. He brings judgment on all mankind and puts the wicked to the sword,’” declares the LORD. Ezekiel 7:12-13 The time has come; the day has arrived. Let the buyer not rejoice and the seller not mourn, for wrath is upon the whole multitude. / The seller will surely not recover what he sold while both remain alive. For the vision concerning the whole multitude will not be revoked, and because of their iniquity, not one of them will preserve his life. Zephaniah 1:18 Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them on the Day of the LORD’s wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy.” For indeed, He will make a sudden end of all who dwell on the earth. Amos 8:3 “In that day,” declares the Lord GOD, “the songs of the temple will turn to wailing. Many will be the corpses, strewn in silence everywhere!” Hosea 4:9 And it shall be like people, like priest. I will punish both of them for their ways and repay them for their deeds. Treasury of Scripture 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 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. as with the people Isaiah 2:9 And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not. Isaiah 3:2-8 The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient, … Isaiah 5:15 And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled: priest. Jump to Previous Borrower Buyer Creditor Debtor Giver Gives Goods Interest It Lender Maid Maid-Servant Master Mistress Money Offering Others Owner Price Priest Property Seller Servant Slave Taker Use Usury Woman-ServantJump to Next Borrower Buyer Creditor Debtor Giver Gives Goods Interest It Lender Maid Maid-Servant Master Mistress Money Offering Others Owner Price Priest Property Seller Servant Slave Taker Use Usury Woman-ServantIsaiah 24 1. The doleful judgments of God upon the land13. A remnant shall joyfully praise him 16. God in his judgments shall advance his kingdom And it will be the same This phrase sets the tone for the entire verse, emphasizing the universality of the coming judgment. In the Hebrew text, the word used here is "כַּאֲשֶׁר" (ka'asher), which means "as" or "like." This indicates a leveling effect, where distinctions between social classes and roles are erased. Theologically, this speaks to the impartiality of God's judgment, a theme consistent throughout Scripture, where God is no respecter of persons (Acts 10:34). for the people as for the priest for the servant as for his master for the maid as for her mistress for the buyer as for the seller for the lender as for the borrower for the creditor as for the debtor Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew peopleכָעָם֙ (ḵā·‘ām) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock and priest alike, כַּכֹּהֵ֔ן (kak·kō·hên) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3548: Priest servant כַּעֶ֙בֶד֙ (ka·‘e·ḇeḏ) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5650: Slave, servant and master, כַּֽאדֹנָ֔יו (ka·ḏō·nāw) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 113: Sovereign, controller maid כַּשִּׁפְחָ֖ה (kaš·šip̄·ḥāh) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8198: Maid, maidservant and mistress, כַּגְּבִרְתָּ֑הּ (kag·gə·ḇir·tāh) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 1404: Lady, queen, mistress buyer כַּקּוֹנֶה֙ (kaq·qō·w·neh) Preposition-k, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7069: To erect, create, to procure, by purchase, to own and seller, כַּמּוֹכֵ֔ר (kam·mō·w·ḵêr) Preposition-k, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 4376: To sell lender כַּמַּלְוֶה֙ (kam·mal·weh) Preposition-k, Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3867: To twine, to unite, to remain, to borrow, to lend and borrower, כַּלֹּוֶ֔ה (kal·lō·weh) Preposition-k, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3867: To twine, to unite, to remain, to borrow, to lend creditor נֹשֶׁ֥א (nō·še) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5378: To lend on interest, to dun for, debt and debtor. בֽוֹ׃ (ḇōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew Links Isaiah 24:2 NIVIsaiah 24:2 NLT Isaiah 24:2 ESV Isaiah 24:2 NASB Isaiah 24:2 KJV Isaiah 24:2 BibleApps.com Isaiah 24:2 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 24:2 Chinese Bible Isaiah 24:2 French Bible Isaiah 24:2 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 24:2 It will be as with the people (Isa Isi Is) |