KJV ORIGINAL
The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
The earth has been polluted by the people who live on it, because they have broken God's laws, changed his commands, and violated the eternal agreement he made with them.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is saying that humanity's disobedience to God has corrupted and damaged the earth itself.
📚 Historical Context
Isaiah was writing during a time when Israel and Judah were facing judgment for their unfaithfulness to God's covenant. The 'everlasting covenant' likely refers to God's fundamental agreement with humanity, possibly going back to Noah or even earlier promises. This verse comes from Isaiah's 'apocalypse' section (chapters 24-27), which describes God's judgment on the whole earth, not just Israel.
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