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Isaiah 24:4

New Living Translation

The earth mourns and dries up, and the land wastes away and withers. Even the greatest people on earth waste away.

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In that day the Lord will punish the gods in the heavens and the proud rulers of the nations on earth.

The earth will be completely emptied and looted. The Lord has spoken!

What sorrow awaits the proud city of Samaria— the glorious crown of the drunks of Israel. It sits at the head of a fertile valley, but its glorious beauty will fade like a flower. It is the pride of a people brought down by wine.

The gates of Zion will weep and mourn. The city will be like a ravaged woman, huddled on the ground.

The land of Israel wilts in mourning. Lebanon withers with shame. The plain of Sharon is now a wilderness. Bashan and Carmel have been plundered.

We are all infected and impure with sin. When we display our righteous deeds, they are nothing but filthy rags. Like autumn leaves, we wither and fall, and our sins sweep us away like the wind.

How long must this land mourn? Even the grass in the fields has withered. The wild animals and birds have disappeared because of the evil in the land. For the people have said, “The Lord doesn’t see what’s ahead for us!”

The earth will mourn and the heavens will be draped in black because of my decree against my people. I have made up my mind and will not change it.”

The roads to Jerusalem are in mourning, for crowds no longer come to celebrate the festivals. The city gates are silent, her priests groan, her young women are crying— how bitter is her fate!

That is why your land is in mourning, and everyone is wasting away. Even the wild animals, the birds of the sky, and the fish of the sea are disappearing.

The fields are ruined, the land is stripped bare. The grain is destroyed, the grapes have shriveled, and the olive oil is gone.




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