79 lines
3.1 KiB
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79 lines
3.1 KiB
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# Chapter 24
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1 Behold, the Lord will empty the earth and make it desolate,
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and he will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants.
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2 And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest;
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as with the slave, so with his master;
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as with the maid, so with her mistress;
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as with the buyer, so with the seller;
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as with the lender, so with the borrower;
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as with the creditor, so with the debtor.
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3 The earth shall be utterly empty and utterly plundered;
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for the Lord has spoken this word.
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4 The earth mourns and withers;
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the world languishes and withers;
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the highest people of the earth languish.
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5 The earth lies defiled
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under its inhabitants;
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for they have transgressed the laws,
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violated the statutes,
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broken the everlasting covenant.
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6 Therefore a curse devours the earth,
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and its inhabitants suffer for their guilt;
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therefore the inhabitants of the earth are scorched,
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and few men are left.
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7 The wine mourns,
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the vine languishes,
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all the merry-hearted sigh.
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8 The mirth of the tambourines is stilled,
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the noise of the jubilant has ceased,
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the mirth of the lyre is stilled.
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9 No more do they drink wine with singing;
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strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.
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10 The wasted city is broken down;
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every house is shut up so that none can enter.
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11 There is an outcry in the streets for lack of wine;
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all joy has grown dark;
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the gladness of the earth is banished.
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12 Desolation is left in the city;
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the gates are battered into ruins.
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13 For thus it shall be in the midst of the earth
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among the nations,
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as when an olive tree is beaten,
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as at the gleaning when the grape harvest is done.
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14 They lift up their voices, they sing for joy;
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over the majesty of the Lord they shout from the west.
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15 Therefore in the east give glory to the Lord;
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in the coastlands of the sea, give glory to the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.
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16 From the ends of the earth we hear songs of praise,
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of glory to the Righteous One.
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But I say, “I waste away,
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I waste away. Woe is me!
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For the traitors have betrayed,
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with betrayal the traitors have betrayed.”
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17 Terror and the pit and the snare
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are upon you, O inhabitant of the earth!
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18 He who flees at the sound of the terror
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shall fall into the pit,
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and he who climbs out of the pit
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shall be caught in the snare.
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For the windows of heaven are opened,
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and the foundations of the earth tremble.
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19 The earth is utterly broken,
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the earth is split apart,
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the earth is violently shaken.
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20 The earth staggers like a drunken man;
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it sways like a hut;
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its transgression lies heavy upon it,
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and it falls, and will not rise again.
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21 On that day the Lord will punish
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the host of heaven, in heaven,
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and the kings of the earth, on the earth.
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22 They will be gathered together
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as prisoners in a pit;
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they will be shut up in a prison,
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and after many days they will be punished.
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23 Then the moon will be confounded
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and the sun ashamed,
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for the Lord of hosts reigns
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on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem,
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and his glory will be before his elders. |