Isaiah 24:4 The earth mourns and fades away, the world languishes and fades away, the haughty people of the earth do languish. 5 The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant.
Not only is the prophet referencing the Ten commandments, written with the finger of God, he is also referring to the dietary laws, agricultural laws, environmental laws, social laws and godly principles that were given to make the world run efficiently as possible. Covid is the result of violating dietary law, as are many of the other diseases with which the human family is afflicted.
But many have cast out as archaic and irrelevant many of the statutes and instructions given to the human family by God, and as a result the Bible predicts that our chickens will be coming home to roost, sooner or later. Those soothsayers, and smooth-talking preachers who declare peace and safety, will have a very rude awakening, when they realize too late that every word in the Bible was given to guide our feet in the ways of righteousness and peace.
Any departure from it is written will eventually be visited with the natural consequences if there isn’t a change of direction in persons. Thus, the prophet Isaiah alludes to these consequences in the apocalyptic prophecies, and because there will always be a remnant who choose to serve and obey God, mitigations are included, so that all who will, may find a refuge, while the opportunity still lingers.
Psalms 91:1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!