Isaiah 24:3 - Exposition

The land ; rather, the earth . The same word is used as in Isaiah 24:1 ( arets ). Utterly spoiled ; i.e. "wasted by rival armies, which have carried fire and sword over the whole of it." Compare the declaration of our Lord, "Ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars: see that ye be not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.; all these are the beginning of sorrows" ( Matthew 24:6-8 ).