nkjv Isaiah:24:1-12 SEEK
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Behold ,
the LORD makes the earth empty and makes it waste ,
Distorts its surface And scatters abroad its inhabitants .
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And it shall 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 lender ,
so with the borrower ;
As with the creditor ,
so with the debtor .
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The land shall be entirely emptied and utterly plundered ,
For the LORD has spoken this word .
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The earth mourns and fades away ,
The world languishes and fades away ;
The haughty people of the earth languish .
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The earth is also defiled under its inhabitants ,
Because they have transgressed the laws ,
Changed the ordinance ,
Broken the everlasting covenant .
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Therefore the curse has devoured the earth ,
And those who dwell in it are desolate .
Therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned ,
And few men are left .
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The new wine fails ,
the vine languishes ,
All the merry-hearted sigh .
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The mirth of the tambourine ceases ,
The noise of the jubilant ends ,
The joy of the harp ceases .
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They shall not drink wine with a song ;
Strong drink is bitter to those who drink it .
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The city of confusion is broken down ;
Every house is shut up ,
so that none may go in .
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There is a cry for wine in the streets ,
All joy is darkened ,
The mirth of the land is gone .
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In the city desolation is left ,
And the gate is stricken with destruction .