Isaiah 24:5 meaning and explanation

The earth is defiled by its people; they have transgressed the laws; they have overstepped the decrees and broken the everlasting covenant.

Isaiah 24:5, Berean Standard Bible

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Isaiah 24 lifts the prophet's gaze from Judah to the whole earth, pictured as a courtroom where the land itself testifies against those who live on it. The people have defiled the earth, a biblical idea that moral evil pollutes what it touches.

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