The Lord’s Devastation of the Earth

24 See, the Lord is going to lay waste the earthm

and devastaten it;

he will ruin its face

and scattero its inhabitants—

2 it will be the same

for priest as for people,p

for the master as for his servant,

for the mistress as for her servant,

for seller as for buyer,q

for borrower as for lender,

for debtor as for creditor.r

3 The earth will be completely laid wastes

and totally plundered.t

The Lord has spokenu this word.

4 The earth dries upv and withers,w

the world languishes and withers,

the heavensx languish with the earth.y

5 The earth is defiledz by its people;

they have disobeyeda the laws,

violated the statutes

and broken the everlasting covenant.b

6 Therefore a cursec consumes the earth;

its people must bear their guilt.

Therefore earth’s inhabitants are burned up,d

and very few are left.