KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Isaiah 24:21 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“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.”
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And it shall come to pass” | וְהָיָה֙ | To exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | come pass |
| “in that” | הַה֔וּא | He (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are | in that |
| “day,” | בַּיּ֣וֹם | A day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb) | day |
| “that” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “the Lord” | יְהוָ֛ה | (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God | Lord |
| “shall punish” | יִפְקֹ֧ד | To visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc | punish |
| “the host” | צְבָ֥א | A mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship) | host |
| “of the high ones” | הַמָּר֖וֹם | Altitude, i.e., concretely (an elevated place), abstractly (elevation, figuratively (elation), or adverbially (aloft) | high ones |
| “that are” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “on high,” | בַּמָּר֑וֹם | Altitude, i.e., concretely (an elevated place), abstractly (elevation, figuratively (elation), or adverbially (aloft) | high |
| “and the kings” | מַלְכֵ֥י | A king | kings |
| “of the earth” | הָאֲדָמָ֖ה | Soil (from its general redness) | earth |
| “upon” | וְעַל | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | upon |
| “the earth.” | הָאֲדָמָֽה׃ | Soil (from its general redness) | earth |
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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.
23 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 gloriously.
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