1 Behold, the Lord makes the earth empty and makes it waste,Distorts its surfaceAnd scatters abroad its inhabitants.
2 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 creditor, so with the debtor.
3 The land shall be entirely emptied and utterly plundered,For the Lord has spoken this word.
4 The earth mourns and fades away,The world languishes and fades away;The haughty people of the earth languish.
5 The earth is also defiled under its inhabitants,Because they have transgressed the laws,Changed the ordinance,Broken the everlasting covenant.