Isaiah 24:3-8
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The earth will be completely laid waste
and totally plundered.
The Lord has spoken this word.
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The earth dries up and withers,
the world languishes and withers,
the exalted of the earth languish.
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The earth is defiled by its people;
they have disobeyed the laws,
violated the statutes
and broken the everlasting covenant.
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Therefore a curse consumes the earth;
its people must bear their guilt.
Therefore earth’s inhabitants are burned up,
and very few are left.
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The new wine dries up and the vine withers;
all the merrymakers groan.
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The gaiety of the tambourines is stilled,
the noise of the revelers has stopped,
the joyful harp is silent.