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15 Therefore glorify Yahweh in the east,
    the name of Yahweh the God of Israel in the coastlands of the sea.
16 We hear songs from the edge[a] of the earth:
    “Glory to the righteous one!”
But I say, “Ruin to me!
    Ruin to me! Woe to me!
The treacherous ones deal treacherously,
    and the treacherous ones deal treacherously with treachery!”

17 Terror and the pit and the snare are upon you, inhabitants[b] of the earth!

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 24:16 Literally “wing”
  2. Isaiah 24:17 Hebrew “inhabitant”

15 Therefore in the east(A) give glory(B) to the Lord;
    exalt(C) the name(D) of the Lord, the God of Israel,
    in the islands(E) of the sea.
16 From the ends of the earth(F) we hear singing:(G)
    “Glory(H) to the Righteous One.”(I)

But I said, “I waste away, I waste away!(J)
    Woe(K) to me!
The treacherous(L) betray!
    With treachery the treacherous betray!(M)
17 Terror(N) and pit and snare(O) await you,
    people of the earth.(P)

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