Isaiah 24:1-8

1Behold, Jehovah maketh the landH776 empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside downH3427, and scattereth abroad its inhabitantsH3427.

2And it shall beH1961, as with the peopleH5971, so with the priestH3548; as with the servantH5650, so with his masterH113; as with the maid, so with her mistressH1404; as with the buyerH7069, so with the sellerH4376; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with him from whom usury is taken.

3The landH776 shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled; for Jehovah hath spokenH1696 this wordH1697.

4The landH776 mourneth, it fadeth away; the worldH8398 languisheth, it fadeth away: the haughty peopleH5971 of the landH776 do languishH535.

5And the landH776 is pollutedH2610 under the inhabitantsH3427 thereof; for they have violated the lawsH8451, changedH2498 the statuteH2706, brokenH6565 the everlasting covenantH1285.

6ThereforeH3651 doth the curseH423 devourH398 the earthH776, and they that dwellH3427 therein are held guiltyH816; thereforeH3651 the inhabitantsH3427 of the earthH776 are consumedH398, and few men are leftH7604.

7The newH8492 wineH8492 mourneth, the vineH1612 languisheth, all that were merry-hearted do sigh;

8the mirth of tambours ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joyH4885 of the harpH3658 ceaseth.