The earth is also (A)polluted [a]by its inhabitants, for they transgressed laws, violated statutes, (B)broke the everlasting covenant. Therefore, a (C)curse devours the earth, and those who live in it are held guilty. Therefore, the (D)inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men are left.

The (E)new wine mourns,
The vine decays,
All the merry-hearted sigh.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 24:5 Lit under