Isaiah 24

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