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The earth will be utterly depopulated
    and completely laid waste —
        for the Lord has spoken this message.[a]

“The earth dries up and withers;
    the world languishes and fades away;
heaven fades away,
    along with the earth.[b]
The earth lies defiled
    beneath its inhabitants;
because they have transgressed the laws,[c]
violated the statutes,
and broken the everlasting covenant.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 24:3 Lit. word
  2. Isaiah 24:4 So 1QIsaa 4QIsac; MT reads the heavens fade away; cf. LXX reads the exalted ones of the earth mourn
  3. Isaiah 24:5 So 1QIsaa MT; 4QIsac LXX read the Law

The earth will be completely laid waste(A)
    and totally plundered.(B)
The Lord has spoken(C) this word.

The earth dries up(D) and withers,(E)
    the world languishes and withers,
    the heavens(F) languish with the earth.(G)
The earth is defiled(H) by its people;
    they have disobeyed(I) the laws,
violated the statutes
    and broken the everlasting covenant.(J)

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