What does Isaiah 24:4 mean?

The Lord's judgment has come to the earth, as predicted here by Isaiah. This oracle is likely about the end times: the very last days of history before the Messiah comes to rule and reign over the earth. Isaiah has described all class and caste systems made invalid. Every human being will be scattered. They will be running for their lives from whatever catastrophes God uses to twist the surface of the earth and lay it to waste (Isaiah 24:1–3).

Now Isaiah describes the earth in the aftermath of those events. The world is grieving and wasting away. Everything is dried up and dying. Nobody is protected by their privilege or status. Even the world's most important people deteriorate as they wait for what will come next. No one will be shielded by their perceived position in the world.