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The Lord Will Judge the Earth

24 Look, the Lord is ready to devastate the earth
and leave it in ruins;
he will mar its surface
and scatter its inhabitants.
Everyone will suffer—the priest as well as the people,[a]
the master as well as the servant,[b]
the elegant lady as well as the female attendant,[c]
the seller as well as the buyer,[d]
the borrower as well as the lender,[e]
the creditor as well as the debtor.[f]
The earth will be completely devastated
and thoroughly ransacked.
For the Lord has decreed this judgment.[g]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 24:2 tn Heb “and it will be like the people, like the priest.”
  2. Isaiah 24:2 tn Heb “like the servant, like his master.”
  3. Isaiah 24:2 tn Heb “like the female servant, like her mistress.”
  4. Isaiah 24:2 tn Heb “like the buyer, like the seller.”
  5. Isaiah 24:2 tn Heb “like the lender, like the borrower.”
  6. Isaiah 24:2 tn Heb “like the creditor, just as the one to whom he lends.”
  7. Isaiah 24:3 tn Heb “for the Lord has spoken this word.”