“I will punish the world
For its evil.
I will punish the wicked
For their iniquity.
I will put an end
To the pride of the arrogant.
I will lay low
The insolence of tyrants.
I will make mortals
More rare than fine gold.
I will make humans
More rare than the gold of Ophir.
Therefore I will make the heavens tremble.
The earth will be shaken out of its place.
The wrath of Yahweh of hosts
Will show his fierce anger
On that day.”
Isaiah turns to the first person singular of Yahweh to punish the whole world, in particular the evil ones. The evil, the wicked, the iniquitous, the prideful, the arrogant, the tyrants, and the insolent will all be punished. Thus human mortals will become as rare as fine gold, especially the expensive gold from Ophir. The heavens will tremble and the earth will shake like an earthquake. The wrath and anger of Yahweh will show itself on that day against human sinners. There is no doubt that this is an end time scenario.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 