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The Earth is Judged

24 “Watch out! The Lord[a] is about to depopulate the land
    and devastate it;
he will turn it upside down[b]
    and scatter its inhabitants.
It will be the same for the lay people as for priests,
    the same for servants as for their masters,
for female servants as for their mistresses,
    for buyers as for sellers,
for lenders as for borrowers,
    and for creditors as for debtors.
The earth will be utterly depopulated
    and completely laid waste —
        for the Lord has spoken this message.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 24:1 So 1QIsaa MT; 4QIsac reads Lord
  2. Isaiah 24:1 Or distort its surface
  3. Isaiah 24:3 Lit. word

The Lord’s Devastation of the Earth

24 See, the Lord is going to lay waste the earth(A)
    and devastate(B) it;
he will ruin its face
    and scatter(C) its inhabitants—
it will be the same
    for priest as for people,(D)
    for the master as for his servant,
    for the mistress as for her servant,
    for seller as for buyer,(E)
    for borrower as for lender,
    for debtor as for creditor.(F)
The earth will be completely laid waste(G)
    and totally plundered.(H)
The Lord has spoken(I) this word.

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