John Trapp on Isaiah 24:1

CHAP. XXIV.

Ver. 1. BEhold the Lord emptieth] It muſt needs be a matter of ſome rare and marvellous conſequence, that Behold (the O-yes of the Holy Ghoſt) is thus ſet before.

The Lord emptieth] i. e. Will empty, an Idiom proper to Gods Prophets, who ſaw in the Spirit things to come as if they were even then done.

The earth] Or, the land, ſc. of Jury, by a woefull deſolation, Lege & Luge: Some hold it to be a Metaphor from ſhips over-laden: which therefore muſt be diſburdened: ſo was the Land to be eaſed of her Inhabitants, which ſhe could hardly ſtand under.

And waſte] Making havock of perſons, and things of worth.

Turneth it upſide-down] Ferens, agens ſurſum deorſum omnia, turning all things topſy turvy, as they ſay.