Isaiah 24:22 Meaning
And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.
Context Explained
20The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.
21And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.
22And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.
23Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Matthew 25:46
Isaiah speaks of imprisonment, while Matthew discusses eternal punishment.
Revelation 20:7-10
Both passages discuss the gathering of those who oppose God.
Isaiah 42:7
Both verses discuss the theme of captivity and eventual visitation.
Source: Isaiah 24:22