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Impending Judgment on the Earth
Behold, the Lord makes the earth empty and makes it waste,
Distorts its surface
And scatters abroad its inhabitants.
Behold, the Lord makes the earth empty and makes it waste,
Distorts its surface
And scatters abroad its inhabitants.
And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest;
as with the slave, 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.
as with the slave, 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.
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.
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.
The earth shall be utterly empty and utterly plundered;
for the Lord has spoken this word.
for the Lord has spoken this word.
The land shall be entirely emptied and utterly plundered,
For the Lord has spoken this word.
For the Lord has spoken this word.
The earth mourns and withers;
the world languishes and withers;
the highest people of the earth languish.
the world languishes and withers;
the highest people of the earth languish.
The earth lies defiled
under its inhabitants;
for they have transgressed the laws,
violated the statutes,
broken the everlasting covenant.
under its inhabitants;
for they have transgressed the laws,
violated the statutes,
broken the everlasting covenant.
The earth is also defiled under its inhabitants,
Because they have transgressed the laws,
Changed the ordinance,
Broken the everlasting covenant.
Because they have transgressed the laws,
Changed the ordinance,
Broken the everlasting covenant.
Therefore a curse devours the earth,
and its inhabitants suffer for their guilt;
therefore the inhabitants of the earth are scorched,
and few men are left.
and its inhabitants suffer for their guilt;
therefore the inhabitants of the earth are scorched,
and few men are left.
The wine mourns,
the vine languishes,
all the merry-hearted sigh.
the vine languishes,
all the merry-hearted sigh.
The new wine fails, the vine languishes,
All the merry-hearted sigh.
All the merry-hearted sigh.
The mirth of the tambourines is stilled,
the noise of the jubilant has ceased,
the mirth of the lyre is stilled.
the noise of the jubilant has ceased,
the mirth of the lyre is stilled.
The mirth of the tambourine ceases,
The noise of the jubilant ends,
The joy of the harp ceases.
The noise of the jubilant ends,
The joy of the harp ceases.
No more do they drink wine with singing;
strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.
strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.
They shall not drink wine with a song;
Strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.
Strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.
The wasted city is broken down;
every house is shut up so that none can enter.
every house is shut up so that none can enter.
The city of confusion is broken down;
Every house is shut up, so that none may go in.
Every house is shut up, so that none may go in.
There is an outcry in the streets for lack of wine;
all joy has grown dark;
the gladness of the earth is banished.
all joy has grown dark;
the gladness of the earth is banished.
There is a cry for wine in the streets,
All joy is darkened,
The mirth of the land is gone.
All joy is darkened,
The mirth of the land is gone.
Desolation is left in the city;
the gates are battered into ruins.
the gates are battered into ruins.
In the city desolation is left,
And the gate is stricken with destruction.
And the gate is stricken with destruction.
For thus it shall be in the midst of the earth
among the nations,
as when an olive tree is beaten,
as at the gleaning when the grape harvest is done.
among the nations,
as when an olive tree is beaten,
as at the gleaning when the grape harvest is done.
When it shall be thus in the midst of the land among the people,
It shall be like the shaking of an olive tree,
Like the gleaning of grapes when the vintage is done.
It shall be like the shaking of an olive tree,
Like the gleaning of grapes when the vintage is done.
They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing;
For the majesty of the Lord
They shall cry aloud from the sea.
For the majesty of the Lord
They shall cry aloud from the sea.
Therefore glorify the Lord in the dawning light,
The name of the Lord God of Israel in the coastlands of the sea.
The name of the Lord God of Israel in the coastlands of the sea.
From the ends of the earth we hear songs of praise,
of glory to the Righteous One.
But I say, “I waste away,
I waste away. Woe is me!
For the traitors have betrayed,
with betrayal the traitors have betrayed.”
of glory to the Righteous One.
But I say, “I waste away,
I waste away. Woe is me!
For the traitors have betrayed,
with betrayal the traitors have betrayed.”
Fear and the pit and the snare
Are upon you, O inhabitant of the earth.
Are upon you, O inhabitant of the earth.
He who flees at the sound of the terror
shall fall into the pit,
and he who climbs out of the pit
shall be caught in the snare.
For the windows of heaven are opened,
and the foundations of the earth tremble.
shall fall into the pit,
and he who climbs out of the pit
shall be caught in the snare.
For the windows of heaven are opened,
and the foundations of the earth tremble.
The earth is utterly broken,
the earth is split apart,
the earth is violently shaken.
the earth is split apart,
the earth is violently shaken.
The earth is violently broken,
The earth is split open,
The earth is shaken exceedingly.
The earth is split open,
The earth is shaken exceedingly.
The earth staggers like a drunken man;
it sways like a hut;
its transgression lies heavy upon it,
and it falls, and will not rise again.
it sways like a hut;
its transgression lies heavy upon it,
and it falls, and will not rise again.
On that day the Lord will punish
the host of heaven, in heaven,
and the kings of the earth, on the earth.
the host of heaven, in heaven,
and the kings of the earth, on the earth.
It shall come to pass in that day
That the Lord will punish on high the host of exalted ones,
And on the earth the kings of the earth.
That the Lord will punish on high the host of exalted ones,
And on the earth the kings of the earth.
They will be gathered together
as prisoners in a pit;
they will be shut up in a prison,
and after many days they will be punished.
as prisoners in a pit;
they will be shut up in a prison,
and after many days they will be punished.
Then the moon will be confounded
and the sun ashamed,
for the Lord of hosts reigns
on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem,
and his glory will be before his elders.
and the sun ashamed,
for the Lord of hosts reigns
on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem,
and his glory will be before his elders.
Then the moon will be disgraced
And the sun ashamed;
For the Lord of hosts will reign
On Mount Zion and in Jerusalem
And before His elders, gloriously.
And the sun ashamed;
For the Lord of hosts will reign
On Mount Zion and in Jerusalem
And before His elders, gloriously.