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And it hath been -- as a people so a priest, As the servant so his master, As the maid-servant 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.

Utterly emptied is the land, and utterly spoiled, For Jehovah hath spoken this word:

Mourned, faded hath the land, Languished, faded hath the world, Languished have they -- the high place of the people of the land.

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it will be the same
    for priest as for people,(A)
    for the master as for his servant,
    for the mistress as for her servant,
    for seller as for buyer,(B)
    for borrower as for lender,
    for debtor as for creditor.(C)
The earth will be completely laid waste(D)
    and totally plundered.(E)
The Lord has spoken(F) this word.

The earth dries up(G) and withers,(H)
    the world languishes and withers,
    the heavens(I) languish with the earth.(J)

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