1. See, the Lord is going to lay waste the earthand devastate it;he will ruin its faceand scatter its inhabitants –
2. it will be the samefor priest as for people,for the master as for his servant,for the mistress as for her servant,for seller as for buyer,for borrower as for lender,for debtor as for creditor.
3. The earth will be completely laid wasteand totally plundered.The Lord has spoken this word.
4. The earth dries up and withers,the world languishes and withers,the heavens languish with the earth.