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The earth will be emptied, all emptied, despoiled, utterly despoiled.
    The Eternal said that it should be so.

So the earth mourns, droops wearily down;
    the world languishes and droops; the high and mighty languish in grief.
The earth is polluted by those who live on it;
    they pay no attention to God’s teaching.
    They violate His directives and break the everlasting covenant.

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The earth will be completely laid waste(A)
    and totally plundered.(B)
The Lord has spoken(C) this word.

The earth dries up(D) and withers,(E)
    the world languishes and withers,
    the heavens(F) languish with the earth.(G)
The earth is defiled(H) by its people;
    they have disobeyed(I) the laws,
violated the statutes
    and broken the everlasting covenant.(J)

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