²And the people will be like the priest, the male slave like his master, the female slave like her mistress, the buyer like the seller, the lender like the borrower, the ^acreditor like the debtor.

³The earth will be completely emptied to destruction and completely plundered, for Yahweh has spoken this word.

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Cross references

a Is 2:19; 13:13; 24:19, 20; 30:32; 33:9
a Lev 25:36, 37; Deut 23:19, 20

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Behold, the Lord will empty the earth and make it desolate,

and he will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants.

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;

as with the buyer, so with the seller;

as with the lender, so with the borrower;

as with the creditor, so with the debtor.

The earth shall be utterly empty and utterly plundered;

for the Lord has spoken this word.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

See, the Lord is going to lay waste the earth

and devastate it;

he will ruin its face

and scatter its inhabitants—

it 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.

The earth will be completely laid waste

and totally plundered.

The Lord has spoken this word.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Look, the Lord is stripping the earth bare

and making it desolate.

He will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants:

people and priest alike,

servant and master,

female servant and mistress,

buyer and seller,

lender and borrower,

creditor and debtor.

The earth will be stripped completely bare

and will be totally plundered,

for the Lord has spoken this message.

NLTNew Living Translation

Look! The Lord is about to destroy the earth

and make it a vast wasteland.

He devastates the surface of the earth

and scatters the people.

Priests and laypeople,

servants and masters,

maids and mistresses,

buyers and sellers,

lenders and borrowers,

bankers and debtors—none will be spared.

The earth will be completely emptied and looted.

The Lord has spoken!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Look! Yahweh is about to lay the earth waste

and is about to devastate it,

and he will twist her surface,

and he will scatter her inhabitants.

And it shall be as with the people, so with the priest;

as with the slave, so with his master;

as with the female slave, so with her mistress;

as with the buyer, so with the seller;

as with the lender, so with the borrower;

as with the creditor, so with the one to whom he lends.

The earth shall be utterly laid waste,

and it shall be utterly plundered,

for Yahweh has spoken this word.

KJV 1900King James Version

Behold, the Lord maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste,

And turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.

And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest;

As with the servant, so with his master;

As with the maid, so with her mistress;

As with the buyer, so with the seller;

As with the lender, so with the borrower;

As with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him.

The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled:

For the Lord hath spoken this word.

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