New International Version

Isaiah 24:9-16 New International Version (NIV)

9. No longer do they drink wine with a song; the beer is bitter to its drinkers.

10. The ruined city lies desolate; the entrance to every house is barred.

11. In the streets they cry out for wine; all joy turns to gloom, all joyful sounds are banished from the earth.

12. The city is left in ruins, its gate is battered to pieces.

13. So will it be on the earth and among the nations, as when an olive tree is beaten, or as when gleanings are left after the grape harvest.

14. They raise their voices, they shout for joy; from the west they acclaim the Lord’s majesty.

15. Therefore in the east give glory to the Lord; exalt the name of the Lord, the God of Israel, in the islands of the sea.

16. From the ends of the earth we hear singing: “Glory to the Righteous One.” But I said, “I waste away, I waste away! Woe to me! The treacherous betray! With treachery the treacherous betray!”