BEHOLD, the LORD makes the earth empty and makes it waste, distorts its surface and scatter abroad its inhabitants.

2 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 credtor, so with the debtor.

3 The land shall be entirely emptied and utterly plundered, for the LORD has spoken this word.

4 The earth mourns and fades away, the world languishes and fade away; the haughty people of the earth languish.

5 The earth is also defiled under its inhabitants, because they have trangressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant.

6 Therefore the curse has devoured the earth, and those who dwell in it are desolate. Therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, ans few men are left.

7 The new wine fails, the vine languishes, all the mercy - hearted sigh.

8 The mirth of the tambourine ceases, the noise of the jubilant ends, the joy of harp ceases.

9 They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink is better to those who drink it.

10 The city of confusion broken down; every house is shut up, so that none may go in.

11 There is a cry for wine in the street, all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land gone.

12 In the city of desolation is left, ansd gate is stricken with destruction.

13 When it shall be thus in the midst of the land among the people, it shall be like the shaking of an olive tree, like the gleaning of grapes when the vintage is done.

14 They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing; fo the majesty of the LORD they shall cry aloud from the sea.

15 Therefore glorify the LORD in the dawning light, the name of the LORD God of Israel in the coastlands of the sea.

16 From the ends of the earth we heard songs: "Glory to the righteous!" But I said, "I am ruined! Woe to me! The treacherous dealers have dealt tracherously, indeed, the treachrous dealers have dealt very treacherously."

17 Fear and the pit and snare are upon you, O inhabitant of the earth.

18 And it shall be that he who flee from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit, and he who comes up from the midst of the pit shall be caught in the snare; for the windows from on high are open, and the foundation of the earth are shaken.

19 The earth is violently broken, the earth is split open, the earth is  shaken exceedingly.

20 The earth shall reel to and fro like drunkard, and shall totter like a hut; its transgression shall be heavy upon it, and it will fall, not rise again.

21 It shall come to pass in that day that the LORD will punish on high the host of exalted ones, and on the earth the kings of the earth.

22 They will be gather in the pit, and will be shut up in the prison; after many days they will be punished.

23 The moon will be disgraced and the sun ashamed; the LORD of hosts will reign on Mount Zoin and in Jerusalem and before His elders, gloriously. ISAIAH 24