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¹ Behold, ^(a)the Lord will empty the earth^[a] and make it desolate,
    and he will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants.
^2 (b)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;
^(c)as with the buyer, so with the seller;
    as with the lender, so with the borrower;
    ^(d)as with the creditor, so with the debtor.
^3 (e)The earth shall be utterly empty and utterly plundered;
    ^(f)for the Lord has spoken this word.

^4 (g)The earth mourns and withers;
    the world languishes and withers;
    the highest people of the earth languish.
⁵ The earth lies ^(h)defiled
    under its inhabitants;
for ⁽ⁱ⁾they have transgressed the laws,
    violated the statutes,
    broken the everlasting covenant.
⁶ Therefore ^(j)a curse devours the earth,
    and its inhabitants ^(k)suffer for their guilt;
therefore the inhabitants of the earth are scorched,
    and few men are left.
^7 (l)The wine mourns,
    the vine languishes,
    all the merry-hearted sigh.
^8 (m)The mirth of the tambourines is stilled,
    the noise of the jubilant has ceased,
    the mirth of the lyre is stilled.
⁹ No more do they drink wine ⁽ⁿ⁾with singing;
    strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.
^10 (o)The wasted city is broken down;
    ^(p)every house is shut up so that none can enter.
^11 (q)There is an outcry in the streets for lack of wine;
    ^(r)all joy has grown dark;
    the gladness of the earth is banished.
¹² Desolation is left in the city;
    the gates are battered into ruins.
¹³ For thus it shall be in the midst of the earth
    among the nations,
^(s)as when an olive tree is beaten,
    as at the gleaning when the grape harvest is done.

¹⁴ They lift up their voices, they sing for joy;
    over the majesty of the Lord they shout from the west.^[b]
15 (t)Therefore in the east^[c] give glory to the Lord;
    in the coastlands of the sea, give glory to the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.
^16 (u)From the ends of the earth we hear songs of praise,
    of glory to ^(v)the Righteous One.
But I say, "I waste away,
    I waste away. Woe is me!
For ^(w)the traitors have betrayed,
    with betrayal the traitors have betrayed."

^17 (x)Terror and the pit and the snare^[d]
    are upon you, O inhabitant of the earth!
^18 (y)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 ^(z)the windows of heaven are opened,
    and ^(aa)the foundations of the earth tremble.
¹⁹ The earth is utterly broken,
    the earth is split apart,
    the earth is violently shaken.
²⁰ The earth ^(ab)staggers like a drunken man;
    it sways like a hut;
^(ac)its transgression lies heavy upon it,
    and it falls, and will not rise again.

²¹ On that day the Lord will punish
    the host of heaven, in heaven,
    and ^(ad)the kings of the earth, on the earth.
^22 (ae)They will be gathered together
    as prisoners in a pit;
they will be shut up in a prison,
    and after many days ^(af)they will be punished.
^23 (ag)Then the moon will be confounded
    and the sun ashamed,
for ^(ah)the Lord of hosts reigns
    on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem,
and his glory will be before his elders.