BIBLE STUDY
The earth is also defiled by its inhabitants, for they violated laws, altered statutes and broke the everlasting covenant:
Isaiah 24:5
BIBLE STUDY
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Question One:
Read the verse in these different translations, which words jump out at you and what difference to you see?
New Living Translation
The earth suffers for the sins of its people, for they have twisted God’s instructions, violated his laws, and broken his everlasting covenant. Isaiah 24: 5
New Revised Standard Version
The earth lies polluted under its inhabitants; for they have transgressed laws, violated the statutes, broken the everlasting covenant.
The Message
Earth is polluted by its very own people, who have broken its laws, disrupted its order, violated the sacred and eternal covenant. (The Message)
Question two:
What do you understand by “the people of the Earth?” how does this challenge us to see our relationship with the Earth?
Question three:
Which laws and instructions have we as humans violated and twisted?
Question four:
How does this verse inspire you to act?