1 Look! The Lord will destroy the earth and leave it empty;he will ruin the surface of the land and scatter its people.
2 At that time the same thing will happen to everyone:to common people and priests,to slaves and masters,to women slaves and their women masters,to buyers and sellers,to those who borrow and those who lend,to bankers and those who owe the bank.
3 The earth will be completely empty.The wealth will all be taken,because the Lord has commanded it.
4 The earth will dry up and die;the world will grow weak and die;the great leaders in this land will become weak.
5 The people of the earth have ruined it,because they do not follow God’s teachingsor obey God’s lawsor keep their agreement with God that was to last forever.