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Behold, the LORD ^(C1)lays the earth waste, devastates it, twists its surface, and scatters its inhabitants.

And the people will be like the priest, the servant like his master, the female servant like her mistress, the buyer like the seller, the lender like the borrower, the ^(C1)creditor like the debtor.

The earth will be completely laid waste and completely plundered, for the LORD has spoken this word.

The ^(C1)earth dries up and crumbles away, the mainland dries out and crumbles away, the ^(C2)exalted of the people of the earth dwindle.

The earth is also ^(C1)defiled ^(F1)by its inhabitants, for they violated laws, altered statutes, and ^(C2)broke the everlasting covenant.

Therefore, a ^(C1)curse devours the earth, and those who live on it suffer for their guilt. Therefore, the ^(C2)inhabitants of the earth decrease in number, and few people are left.

The ^(C1)new wine mourns, The vine decays, All the joyful-hearted sigh.

The ^(C1)joy of tambourines ceases, The noise of revelers stops, The joy of the harp ceases.

They do not drink wine with song; ^(C1)Intoxicating drink is ^(C2)bitter to those who drink it.

The ^(C1)city of chaos is broken down; ^(C2)Every house is shut up so that no one may enter.

There is an ^(C1)outcry in the streets concerning the wine; ^(C2)All joy ^(F1)turns to gloom. The joy of the earth is banished.

Desolation is left in the city And the ^(C1)gate is battered to ruins.

For ^(C1)so it will be in the midst of the earth among the peoples, As the ^(F1)shaking of an olive tree, As the gleanings when the grape harvest is over.

^(C1)They raise their voices, they shout for joy; They cry out from the ^(F1)west concerning the majesty of the LORD.

Therefore ^(C1)glorify the LORD in the ^(F1)east, The ^(C2)name of the LORD, the God of Israel, In the ^(F2)(C3)coastlands of the sea.

From the ^(C1)ends of the earth we hear songs: "^(C2)Glory to the Righteous One," But I say, "^(F1)I am finished! I am finished! Woe to me! The ^(C3)treacherous deal treacherously, And the treacherous deal very treacherously."

^(C1)Terror and pit and snare ^(F1)Confront you, you inhabitant of the earth.

Then it will be that the one who flees the sound of terror will fall into the pit, And the one who ^(F1)climbs out of the pit will be caught in the snare; For the ^(C1)windows ^(F2)above are opened, and the ^(C2)foundations of the earth shake.

^(C1)The earth is broken apart, The earth is ^(C2)split through, The earth is shaken violently.

The earth ^(C1)trembles like a heavy drinker And sways like a hut, For its ^(C2)wrongdoing is heavy upon it, And it will fall, ^(C3)never to rise again.

So it will happen on that day, That the LORD will ^(C1)punish the rebellious ^(F1)(C2)angels of ^(F2)heaven on high, And the ^(C3)kings of the earth on earth.

They will be gathered together Like ^(C1)prisoners in the ^(F1)dungeon, And will be confined in prison; And after many days they will ^(C2)be punished.

Then the ^(C1)moon will be ashamed and the sun be put to shame, For the ^(C2)LORD of armies will reign on ^(C3)Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, And His glory will be before His elders.

LORD, You are ^(C1)my God; I will exalt You, I will give thanks to Your name; For You have ^(C2)worked wonders, ^(C3)Plans formed long ago, with perfect faithfulness.

For You have turned a city into a ^(C1)heap, A ^(C2)fortified city into a ruin; A ^(C3)palace of strangers is no longer a city, It will never be rebuilt.

Therefore a strong people will ^(C1)glorify You; ^(C2)Cities of ruthless nations will revere You.

For You have been a ^(C1)stronghold for the helpless, A stronghold for the poor in his distress, A ^(C2)refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat; For the breath of the ^(C3)ruthless Is like a rain storm against a wall.

Like heat in a dry land, You subdue the ^(C1)uproar of foreigners; Like heat by the shadow of a cloud, the song of the ruthless is ^(F1)silenced.

^(C1)Now the LORD of armies will prepare a ^(F1)lavish banquet for ^(C2)all peoples on this mountain; A banquet of ^(F2)aged wine, ^(F3)choice pieces with marrow, And ^(F4)refined, aged wine.

And on this mountain He will destroy the ^(F1)(C1)covering which is over all peoples, The veil which is ^(F2)stretched over all nations.

He will ^(F1)(C1)swallow up death for all time, And the Lord ^(F2)GOD will ^(C2)wipe tears away from all faces, And He will remove the ^(C3)disgrace of His people from all the earth; For the LORD has spoken.

And it will be said on that day, "Behold, ^(C1)this is our God for whom we have ^(C2)waited ^(F1)that ^(C3)He might save us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited; ^(C4)Let's rejoice and be glad in His salvation."

For the hand of the LORD will rest on this mountain, And ^(C1)Moab will be trampled down in his place As straw is trampled down in the water of a manure pile.

And he will ^(C1)spread out his hands in the middle of it As a swimmer spreads out his hands to swim, But the Lord will ^(C2)lay low his pride together with the trickery of his hands.

The ^(C1)unassailable fortifications of your walls He will bring down, Lay low, and throw to the ground, to the dust.

^(C1)On that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: "We have a ^(C2)strong city; He sets up walls and ramparts for ^(F1)(C3)security.

-"Open the ^(C1)gates, that the ^(C2)righteous nation may enter, The one that ^(F1)remains faithful.

-"The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect ^(C1)peace, Because he trusts in You.

-"^(C1)Trust in the LORD forever, For in ^(F1)GOD the LORD, we have an everlasting ^(C2)Rock.

-"For He has brought low those who dwell on high, the ^(C1)unassailable city; ^(C2)He lays it low, He lays it low to the ground, He casts it to the dust.

-"^(C1)The foot will trample it, The feet of the ^(C2)poor, the steps of the helpless."

The ^(C1)way of the righteous is smooth; O Upright One, ^(C2)make the path of the righteous level.

Indeed, while following the way of ^(C1)Your judgments, LORD, We have waited for You eagerly; ^(C2)Your name, and ^(C3)remembering You, is the desire of our souls.

^(C1)At night ^(F1)my soul longs for You, Indeed, ^(F2)my spirit within me ^(C2)seeks You diligently; For when the earth ^(F3)experiences Your judgments, The inhabitants of the world ^(C3)learn righteousness.

Though the wicked person is shown compassion, He does not ^(C1)learn righteousness; He ^(C2)deals unjustly in the land of uprightness, And does not perceive the majesty of the LORD.

LORD, Your hand is lifted up, yet they ^(C1)do not see it. ^(F1)They see ^(C2)Your zeal for the people and are put to shame; Indeed, ^(F2)(C3)fire will devour Your enemies.

LORD, You will establish ^(C1)peace for us, Since You have also performed for us all our works.

LORD, our God, ^(C1)other masters besides You have ruled us; But through You alone we ^(F1)(C2)confess Your name.

^(C1)The dead will not live, the ^(F1)departed spirits will not rise; Therefore You have ^(C2)punished and destroyed them, And You have eliminated all remembrance of them.

^(C1)You have increased the nation, LORD, You have increased the nation, You are glorified; You have ^(C2)extended all the borders of the land.

LORD, they sought You ^(C1)in distress; They ^(F1)could only whisper a prayer, Your discipline was upon them.

^(C1)As the pregnant woman approaches the time to give birth, She writhes and cries out in her labor pains; This is how we were before You, LORD.

We were pregnant, we writhed in labor, We ^(C1)gave birth, as it seems, only to wind. We could not accomplish deliverance for the earth, Nor were ^(C2)inhabitants of the world ^(F1)born.

Your ^(C1)dead will live; ^(F1)Their corpses will rise. You who lie in the dust, ^(C2)awake and shout for joy, For your dew is as the dew of the ^(F2)dawn, And the earth will ^(F3)give birth to the ^(F4)departed spirits.

Come, my people, ^(C1)enter your rooms And close your doors behind you; Hide for a little ^(F1)(C2)while Until ^(C3)indignation ^(F2)runs its course.

For behold, the LORD is about to ^(C1)come out from His place To ^(C2)punish the inhabitants of the earth for their wrongdoing; And the earth will ^(C3)reveal her bloodshed And will no longer cover her slain.

On that day ^(C1)the LORD will punish ^(F1)(C2)Leviathan the fleeing serpent, With His fierce and great and mighty sword, Even ^(F1)Leviathan the twisted serpent; And ^(C3)He will kill the dragon who lives in the sea.

On that day, "A ^(F1)(C1)vineyard of beauty, sing of it!

-"I, the LORD, am its keeper; ^(C1)I water it every moment. So that no one will ^(F1)damage it, I ^(C2)guard it night and day.

-"I have no wrath. Should ^(F1)someone give Me ^(C1)briars and thorns in battle, Then I would step on them, ^(C2)I would burn them ^(F2)completely.

-"Or let him ^(F1)(C1)rely on My protection, Let him make peace with Me, Let him ^(C2)make peace with Me."

^(F1)In the days to come Jacob ^(C1)will take root, Israel will ^(C2)blossom and sprout, And they will fill the ^(F2)whole world with ^(C3)fruit.

Like the striking of Him who has struck them, has ^(C1)He struck them? Or like the slaughter of His slain, ^(F1)have they been slain?

You contended with them ^(F1)by banishing them, by ^(C1)driving them away. With His fierce wind He has expelled them on the day of the ^(C2)east wind.

Therefore through this Jacob's wrongdoing will be ^(C1)forgiven; And this will be ^(F1)the full price of the ^(F2)(C2)pardoning of his sin: When he makes all the ^(C3)altar stones like pulverized chalk stones; When ^(F3)Asherim and incense altars will not stand.

For the fortified city is ^(C1)isolated, A ^(F1)homestead deserted and abandoned like the desert; ^(C2)There the calf will graze, And there it will lie down and ^(F2)feed on its branches.

When its ^(C1)limbs are dry, they are broken off; Women come and make a fire with them, For they are not a people of ^(C2)discernment, Therefore ^(C3)their Maker ^(C4)will not have compassion on them. And their Creator will not be gracious to them.

On that day the LORD ^(C1)will thresh from the flowing stream of the ^(C2)Euphrates River to the brook of Egypt, and you will be ^(C3)gathered up one by one, you sons of Israel.

It will come about also on that day that a great ^(C1)trumpet will be blown, and those who were perishing in the land of ^(C2)Assyria and who were scattered in the land of Egypt will come and ^(C3)worship the LORD on the holy mountain in Jerusalem.