Verse Lens · Context pointer
Isaiah 24:6 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 6. 6Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.
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Role in This Section
The universalizing poetic vision carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate” at Isaiah 24:6 as part of “The Land Is Emptied as Covenant and Celebration Fail.”
Read It With
- Isaiah 24:1–12
Read Isaiah 24:6 with 24:1–12. By itself, “Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, historical horizon, poetic movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: Social ranks share devastation while pollution, violated laws, curse, withered joy, and ruined city produce a broad scene of judgment.
Why It Needs Context
The verse is a premise, action, image, response, or transition within Isaiah 24:1–12, not an independent maxim. The universalizing poetic vision carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate” at Isaiah 24:6 as part of “The Land Is Emptied as Covenant and Celebration Fail.”
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Isaiah 24:1–12 — The Land Is Emptied as Covenant and Celebration FailSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? probable
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Isaiah 24:1–12, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Isaiah
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology at the exact unit, without treating morphology as apparatus, lexicon, composition history, or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Isa.xml, OSIS 24:1–12 with Hebrew/KJV versification difference checked
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