1 Behold, YHWH is emptying the earth, || And is making it desolate, || And has overturned [it on] its face, || And has scattered its inhabitants.

2 And it has been—as a people so a priest, || As the servant so his master, || As the maidservant so her mistress, || As the buyer so the seller, || As the lender so the borrower, || As the usurer so he who is lifting [it] on himself.

3 The earth is utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled, || For YHWH has spoken this word:

Isaiah 24:1-3, Literal Standard Version. Copyright © 2020 Covenant Press.
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