Verse
ASV
American Standard Version
KJV
King James Version
Behold, Jehovah
maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.
Behold, the
LORD
maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.
And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the creditor
, so with the debtor
; as with the taker of interest
, so with the giver of interest
to him.
And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender
, so with the borrower
; as with the taker of usury
, so with the giver of usury
to him.
The earth
shall be utterly emptied, and utterly laid
waste;
for Jehovah
hath spoken this word.
The land
shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled:
for the
LORD
hath spoken this word.
The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the lofty
people of the earth do languish.
The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughty
people of the earth do languish.
The earth also is polluted
under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, violated
the statutes
, broken the everlasting covenant.
The earth also is defiled
under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed
the ordinance
, broken the everlasting covenant.
Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are found
guilty
: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.
Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate
: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.
The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merry-hearted
do sigh.
The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted
do sigh.
The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.
The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.
They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.
They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.
The waste
city is broken down ;
every house is shut up, that no man may come in.
The city of
confusion
is broken down :
every house is shut up, that no man may come in.
There is a crying in the streets because
of
the
wine
; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.
There is a crying for
wine
in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.
In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruction.
In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruction.
For
thus shall
it be in the midst of the earth
among the peoples
, as the shaking of an olive -
tree, as the gleanings
when the vintage is done.
When
thus it shall
be in the midst of the land
among the people
, there
shall
be
as the shaking of an olive tree, and
as the gleaning
grapes
when the vintage is done.
These
shall lift up their voice, they shall shout;
for the majesty of Jehovah
they cry aloud from the sea.
They
shall lift up their voice, they shall sing
for the majesty of the
LORD,
they shall
cry aloud from the sea.
Wherefore glorify ye Jehovah
in the east
, even the name of Jehovah,
the God of Israel ,
in the isles of the sea.
Wherefore glorify ye the
LORD
in the fires
, even the name of the LORD
God of Israel in the isles of the sea.
From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs :
Glory to the righteous. But I said, I
pine
away
, I
pine
away
, woe is
me! the treacherous have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous have dealt very treacherously.
From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs ,
even
glory to the righteous. But I said, My
leanness
, my
leanness
, woe unto
me! the treacherous dealers
have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers
have dealt very treacherously.
Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.
Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.
And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows on high are opened
, and the foundations of the earth tremble
.
And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from
on high are open
, and the foundations of the earth do
shake
.
The earth is utterly broken, the earth is rent
asunder
, the earth is shaken
violently
.
The earth is utterly broken down
, the earth is clean
dissolved
, the earth is moved
exceedingly
.
The earth shall stagger
like a drunken
man
, and shall sway
to
and
fro
like a hammock
; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it ,
and it shall fall, and not rise again.
The earth shall reel
to
and
fro
like a drunkard
, and shall be
removed
like a cottage
; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it ;
and it shall fall, and not rise again.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that Jehovah
will
punish the host of the high ones on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the
LORD
shall
punish the host of the high ones that
are
on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.
And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison ;
and after many days shall they be visited.
And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison ,
and after many days shall they be visited.
Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed ;
for
Jehovah
of hosts will
reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem ;
and before his elders
shall
be
glory
.
Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed ,
when
the
LORD
of hosts shall
reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem ,
and before his ancients
gloriously
.
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