Isaiah:24

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* Behold , the Lord maketh empty the land , and layeth it waste , marreth its surface , and scattereth abroad its inhabitants . * And it shall be with the people as with the priest ; with the servant as with his master ; with the bondwoman as with her mistress ; with the buyer as with the seller ; with the lender as with the borrower ; with the debtor as with his creditor . * Empty , emptied out shall be the land , and spoiled , utterly spoiled ; for the Lord hath spoken this word . * The land mourneth , withereth away , the world languishes , withereth away , the high ones of the people of the land do languish . * For the land was defiled under its inhabitants ; because they had transgressed the laws , neglected the statutes , broken the everlasting covenant . * Therefore hath the curse devoured the land , and they that dwell therein suffer for their guilt ; therefore are the inhabitants of the land dried up , and but few men are left . * The new wine mourneth , the vine languisheth , all the merry –hearted sigh . * At rest is the mirth of the tambourines ; ceased hath the tumult of the joyful ; at rest is the mirth of the harp . * Amidst singing shall they no drink wine ; bitter shall be the strong drink to those that drink it . * Broken down is the city of desolation ; shut up is every house that none can enter . * A cry for wine is in the streets ; darkened is all joy ; banished is the mirth of the land . * Destruction is left in the city , in ruins is beaten the gate . * For thus shall it be in the midst of the land among the nations , as the shaking of an olive –tree , as the gleaning of grains when the vintage is done . * These shall lift up their voice , they shall sing ; because of the majesty of the Lord , they shout aloud from the sea . * Therefore in the valleys honor ye the Lord ; in the isles of the sea , the name of the Lord the God of Israel . * From the edge of the earth have we heard songs , "Glory to the righteous ." But I said , "Evil is mine , evil is mine , woe is me ! the treacherous have dealt treacherously ; yea , the treacherous have dealt very treacherously ." * Fear , and the pit , and the snare are upon thee , O inhabitant of the land . * And it shall come to pass , that he who fleeth from the call of the fear shall fall into the pit ; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be caught in the snare ; for the windows from on high are opened , and there quaked the foundations of the earth . * Crushed entirely is the earth , split in pieces is the earth , shaken to its centre is the earth . * The earth reeleth to and fro like a drunkard , and vibrateth like a watch –hut ; and heavily lieth upon it its transgression ; and it shall fall , and not rise again . * And it shall come to pass on that day , that the Lord will visit punishment on the host of heaven in heaven , and on the kings of the earth upon the earth . * And they shall be gathered in heaps , as prisoners , in the prison , and shall be shut up in the dungeon , and thus after many days shall they be punished . * And the moon shall be put to the blush , and the sun be made ashamed ; for the Lord of hosts will reign on mount Zion , and in Jerusalem , and before his ancients in glory .

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