Isaiah 24:1–9
1Behold, the LORD makes the earth empty, makes it waste, turns it upside down, and scatters its inhabitants.↗
2It will be as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the creditor, so with the debtor; as with the taker of interest, so with the giver of interest.↗
3The earth will be utterly emptied and utterly laid waste; for the LORD has spoken this word.↗
4The earth mourns and fades away. The world languishes and fades away. The lofty people of the earth languish.↗
5The earth also is polluted under its inhabitants, because they have transgressed the laws, violated the statutes, and broken the everlasting covenant.↗
6Therefore the curse has devoured the earth, and those who dwell therein are found guilty. Therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men are left.↗
7The new wine mourns. The vine languishes. All the merry-hearted sigh.↗
8The mirth of tambourines ceases. The sound of those who rejoice ends. The joy of the harp ceases.↗
9They will not drink wine with a song. Strong drink will be bitter to those who drink it.↗
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