Isaiah 24:6-8

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⁶ Therefore a curse devours the earth,
    and its inhabitants suffer for their guilt;
therefore the inhabitants of the earth dwindled,
    and few people are left.^(A)
7 The wine dries up;
    the vine languishes;
    all the merry-hearted sigh.^(B)
8 The mirth of the timbrels is stilled;
    the noise of the jubilant has ceased;
    the mirth of the lyre is stilled.^(C)