Yahweh Will Empty the Earth
Behold, Yahweh aempties the earth to destruction, eviscerates it, distorts its surface, and scatters its inhabitants. 2 And 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. 3 The earth will be completely emptied to destruction and completely plundered, for Yahweh has spoken this word. 4 The aearth mourns and withers; the world languishes and withers; the bexalted of the people of the earth languish. 5 The earth is also apolluted by its inhabitants, for they trespassed laws, violated statutes, bbroke the everlasting covenant. 6 Therefore, a acurse devours the earth, and those who inhabit it are held guilty. Therefore, the binhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men remain.
7 The anew wine mourns;
The vine languishes;
All the glad of heart sigh.
8 The ajoy of tambourines ceases;
The rumbling of those exulting stops;
The joy of the harp ceases.
9 They do not drink wine with song;
aStrong drink is bbitter to those who drink it.
10 The acity of chaos is broken down;
bEvery house is shut up so that none may enter.
11 There is an aoutcry in the streets concerning the wine;
bAll gladness turns to gloom.
The joy of the earth is taken away into exile.
12 Desolation remains in the city,
And the agate is struck down to ruins.