Isaiah 24:4

4 The earth will dry up and die; the world will grow weak and die; the great leaders in this land will become weak.

Isaiah 24:4 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 24:4

The earth mourneth, [and] fadeth away
It mourns, because of its inhabitants being destroyed; and it fades away, because stripped of its wealth and riches: so the kings of the earth, and merchants of it are represented as weeping and mourning at the destruction of Rome, because of its judgments, and the loss of its trade and riches, ( Revelation 18:9-17 ) : the world languisheth, [and] fadeth away:
the inhabitants of it are like a sick man, that is so faint and feeble that he cannot stand, but totters and falls; and like the leaves of trees and flowers of the fields, whose strength and beauty are gone, and fade and fall: the haughty people of the earth do languish:
the kings and merchants of the earth before mentioned, who grow sick and faint through fear of what is coming upon them.

Isaiah 24:4 In-Context

2 At that time the same thing will happen to everyone: to common people and priests, to slaves and masters, to women slaves and their women masters, to buyers and sellers, to those who borrow and those who lend, to bankers and those who owe the bank.

3 The earth will be completely empty. The wealth will all be taken, because the Lord has commanded it.

4 The earth will dry up and die; the world will grow weak and die; the great leaders in this land will become weak.

5 The people of the earth have ruined it, because they do not follow God's teachings or obey God's laws or keep their agreement with God that was to last forever.

6 So a curse will destroy the earth. The people of the world are guilty, so they will be burned up; only a few will be left.