(A)The earth is also defiled under its inhabitants,
Because they have (B)transgressed the laws,
Changed the ordinance,
Broken the (C)everlasting covenant.
Therefore (D)the curse has devoured the earth,
And those who dwell in it are [a]desolate.
Therefore the inhabitants of the earth are (E)burned,
And few men are left.

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  1. Isaiah 24:6 Or held guilty

The earth is also (A)defiled [a]by its inhabitants, for they violated laws, altered statutes, and (B)broke the everlasting covenant. Therefore, a (C)curse devours the earth, and those who live on it suffer for their guilt. Therefore, the (D)inhabitants of the earth decrease in number, and few people are left.

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  1. Isaiah 24:5 Lit under

The earth also is polluted [a]by its inhabitants, because they have transgressed laws, violated statutes, and broken the everlasting covenant.(A) Therefore, a curse devours the earth, and those who live on it suffer the punishment of their guilt. Therefore, the inhabitants of the earth are burned [under the curse of God’s wrath], and few people are left.(B)

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  1. Isaiah 24:5 Lit under.