Isaiah 24:2

“And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest, &c.] Or, “prince”f477; no order or rank of men will fare better than another; their dignity, in things civil or ecclesiastical, will not secure them from ruin; it will be no better with princes and priests than the common people; they shall all alike share in the common destruction. Not Jeroboam’s priests, but rather the Romish priests, are here meant, who have led the people into superstition and idolatry; blind leaders of the blind, and so both fall into the ditch together: as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; there shall be no distinction of superiors and inferiors; as not of prince and…”

“as with the people, so with the priest--All alike shall share the same calamity: no favored class shall escape (compare Eze 7:12-13; Hos 4:9; Rev 6:15).”

“As with the people, so with the priest - This does not mean in moral character, but in destiny. It does not mean that the character of the priest would have any influence on that of the people, or that because the one was corrupt the other would be; but it means that all would be involved in the same calamity, and there would be no favored class that would escape. The prophet, therefore, enumerate the various ranks of the people, and shows that all classes would be involved in the impending calamity. As with the taker of usury - He who lends his money at interest. It was contrary to the Mosaic law for one Israelite to take interest of another Leviticus 25:36; Deuteronomy 23:19; Nehemiah 5:7,…”

“It shall be - The approaching calamity shall be universal, without any distinction of persons or ranks; the priests themselves having been partakers of the peoples sins, shall also partake with them in their plagues. The seller - The purchaser of lands shall have no more left than he that hath sold all his patrimony; and all persons shall be made equal in beggary and slavery. Isaiah 24:4”

“as with the people: Isa 2:9, Isa 3:2-8, Isa 5:15, Isa 9:14-17; Ch2 36:14-17, Ch2 36:20; Jer 5:3-6, Jer 23:11-13; Jer 41:2, Jer 42:18, Jer 44:11-13, Jer 52:24-30; Lam 4:13, Lam 5:12-14; Eze 7:12, Eze 7:13; Eze 14:8-10; Dan 9:5-8; Hos 4:9; Eph 6:8, Eph 6:9 priest: or, prince, Gen 41:50 \*marg. Isaiah 24:3”