1. Behold, the Lord makes the earth empty and makes it waste,Distorts its surfaceAnd scatters abroad its inhabitants.
2. And it shall be:As with the people, so with the priest;As with the servant, so with his master;As with the maid, so with her mistress;As with the buyer, so with the seller;As with the lender, so with the borrower;As with the creditor, so with the debtor.
3. The land shall be entirely emptied and utterly plundered,For the Lord has spoken this word.
4. The earth mourns and fades away,The world languishes and fades away;The haughty people of the earth languish.