Isaiah 24:4

Isaiah 24:4. The earth mourneth and fadeth away— The earth and the world, here spoken of, mean Judaea and the land of Syria. Heathen writers frequently speak of particular provinces and countries under the name of orbis, orbis habirabilis, and orbis terrarum. The haughty people of the land, or the height of the people, means the priests and magistrates, they who are highly exalted above others; concerning whom, and the mournful state of the land in general, hear the history: Therefore there was great mourning, in Israel, in every place where they were; so that the princes and the elders mourned, 1Ma 1:25-26. Vitringa.