Behold, the LORD
alays
the earth
waste
, devastates
it, distorts
its surface
and scatters
its inhabitants
.
And the people will be like the priest
, the servant
like his master
, the maid
like her mistress
, the buyer
like the seller
, the lender
like the borrower
, the acreditor
like the debtor
.
The earth will be completely
laid
waste
and completely
despoiled
, for the LORD
has spoken
this
word
.
The aearth mourns
and withers
, the world
fades
and withers
, the bexalted
of the people
of the earth
fade
away
.
The earth is also apolluted
1by its inhabitants
, for they transgressed
laws
, violated
statutes
, bbroke
the everlasting
covenant
.
Therefore, a acurse
devours
the earth
, and those who live
in it are held
guilty
. Therefore
, the binhabitants
of the earth
are burned
, and few
men
are left
.
The anew wine
mourns
, The vine
decays
, All
the merry-hearted
sigh
.
The agaiety of tambourines
ceases
, The noise
of revelers
stops
, The gaiety
of the harp
ceases
.
They do not drink wine
with song
; aStrong
drink
is bbitter
to those who drink
it.
The acity of chaos
is broken
down
; bEvery
house
is shut
up so
that none
may enter
.
There is an aoutcry in the streets
concerning
the wine
; bAll
joy
1turns
to gloom
. The gaiety
of the earth
is banished
.
Desolation is left
in the city
And the agate
is battered
to ruins
.
For athus it will be in the midst
of the earth
among
the peoples
, As the 1shaking
of an olive
tree
, As the gleanings
when
the grape
harvest
is over
.
aThey raise their voices
, they shout
for joy
; They cry
out from the 1west
concerning the majesty
of the LORD
.
Therefore aglorify
the LORD
in the 1east
, The bname
of the LORD
, the God
of Israel
, In the 2 ccoastlands
of the sea
.
From the aends of the earth
we hear
songs
, " bGlory
to the Righteous
One
," But I say
, " 1 cWoe
to me! 1Woe
to me! Alas
for me! The dtreacherous
deal
treacherously
, And the treacherous
deal
very
treacherously
."
aTerror and pit
and snare
1Confront
you, O inhabitant
of the earth
.
Then it will be that he who flees the 1report
of disaster
will fall
into the pit
, And he who 2climbs
out of the pit
will be caught
in the snare
; For the awindows
3above
are opened
, and the bfoundations
of the earth
shake
.
aThe earth is broken
asunder
, The earth
is bsplit
through
, The earth
is shaken
violently
.
The earth areels
to and fro
like a drunkard
And it totters
like a 1shack
, For its btransgression
is heavy
upon it, And it will fall
, cnever
to rise
again
.
So it will happen in that day
, That the LORD
will apunish
the host
of 1heaven
on high
, And the bkings
of the earth
on earth
.
They will be gathered together
Like aprisoners
in the 1dungeon
, And will be confined
in prison
; And after
many
days
they will bbe punished
.
Then the amoon will be abashed
and the sun
ashamed
, For the bLORD
of hosts
will reign
on cMount
Zion
and in Jerusalem
, And His glory
will be before
His elders
.