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| 1"Watch out! The LORD is about to depopulate the land and devastate it; he will turn it upside down and scatter its inhabitants. | 1See, the LORD is going to lay waste the earth and devastate it; he will ruin its face and scatter its inhabitants-- |
| 2It will be the same for the lay people as for priests, the same for servants as for their masters, for female servants as for their mistresses, for buyers as for sellers, for lenders as for borrowers, and for creditors as for debtors. | 2it will be the same for priest as for people, for the master as for his servant, for the mistress as for her servant, for seller as for buyer, for borrower as for lender, for debtor as for creditor. |
| 3The earth will be utterly depopulated and completely laid waste — for the LORD has spoken this message. | 3The earth will be completely laid waste and totally plundered. The LORD has spoken this word. |
| 4"The earth dries up and withers; the world languishes and fades away; heaven fades away, along with the earth. | 4The earth dries up and withers, the world languishes and withers, the heavens languish with the earth. |
| 5The earth lies defiled beneath its inhabitants; because they have transgressed the laws, violated the statutes, and broken the everlasting covenant. | 5The earth is defiled by its people; they have disobeyed the laws, violated the statutes and broken the everlasting covenant. |
| 6Therefore the curse keeps on consuming, and its inhabitants are declared guilty. Furthermore, the inhabitants of earth are ablaze, and few people are left. | 6Therefore a curse consumes the earth; its people must bear their guilt. Therefore earth's inhabitants are burned up, and very few are left. |
| 7The new wine evaporates; the vine and the oil dry up; all the merrymakers groan. | 7The new wine dries up and the vine withers; all the merrymakers groan. |
| 8"The celebrations of the tambourine have ended, the noise of the jubilant has stopped, and the mirth that the harp produces has ended. | 8The joyful timbrels are stilled, the noise of the revelers has stopped, the joyful harp is silent. |
| 9No longer do they drink wine accompanied by singing; even beer tastes bitter to those who drink it. | 9No longer do they drink wine with a song; the beer is bitter to its drinkers. |
| 10The chaotic city lies broken down; every house is closed up so that no one can enter them. | 10The ruined city lies desolate; the entrance to every house is barred. |
| 11There is an outcry in the streets over wine; all cheer turns to gloom; the fun times of the earth are banished. | 11In the streets they cry out for wine; all joy turns to gloom, all joyful sounds are banished from the earth. |
| 12Desolation remains in the city whose gates lie battered into ruins. | 12The city is left in ruins, its gate is battered to pieces. |
| 13So it will be on the earth and among the nations— as when an olive tree is beaten, or as gleanings when the grape harvest has ended." | 13So will it be on the earth and among the nations, as when an olive tree is beaten, or as when gleanings are left after the grape harvest. |
| 14"They raise their voices; they shout for joy; from the west they shout aloud over the LORD's majesty. | 14They raise their voices, they shout for joy; from the west they acclaim the LORD's majesty. |
| 15Therefore, you in the east, give glory to the LORD! You in the coastlands of the sea, give glory to the name of the LORD God of Israel! | 15Therefore in the east give glory to the LORD; exalt the name of the LORD, the God of Israel, in the islands of the sea. |
| 16From the ends of the earth we hear songs of praise: 'Glory to the Righteous One!' "But I say, 'I am pining away, I'm pining away. How terrible things are for me! For treacherous people betray— treacherous people are betraying with treachery!'" | 16From the ends of the earth we hear singing: "Glory to the Righteous One." But I said, "I waste away, I waste away! Woe to me! The treacherous betray! With treachery the treacherous betray!" |
| 17"Terror and pit and snare are coming in your direction, you inhabitants of the earth! | 17Terror and pit and snare await you, people of the earth. |
| 18Whoever flees at the sound of terror will fall into a pit, and whoever climbs out of the pit will be caught in a snare. For the windows of judgment from above are opened, and the foundations of the earth are shaken. | 18Whoever flees at the sound of terror will fall into a pit; whoever climbs out of the pit will be caught in a snare. The floodgates of the heavens are opened, the foundations of the earth shake. |
| 19The earth is utterly shattered, the earth is split apart, the earth is violently shaken. | 19The earth is broken up, the earth is split asunder, the earth is violently shaken. |
| 20The earth reels to and fro like a drunkard; it sways like a hut; its transgression lies so heavy upon it, that it falls, never to rise again. | 20The earth reels like a drunkard, it sways like a hut in the wind; so heavy upon it is the guilt of its rebellion that it falls--never to rise again. |
| 21"And it will come about at that time, the LORD will punish the armies of the exalted ones in the heavens, and the rulers of the earth on earth. | 21In that day the LORD will punish the powers in the heavens above and the kings on the earth below. |
| 22They will be herded together into the Pit; they will be shut up in prison, and after many days they will be punished. | 22They will be herded together like prisoners bound in a dungeon; they will be shut up in prison and be punished after many days. |
| 23Then the moon will be embarrassed and the sun ashamed, for the LORD of the Heavenly Armies will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem; and in the presence of its elders there will be glory." | 23The moon will be dismayed, the sun ashamed; for the LORD Almighty will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before its elders--with great glory. |
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