| Isaiah 24: 1 - 6 ( King James Version ) |
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| Behold, the Lord maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof. |
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| verse 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 taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him. |
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| verse 3 > The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the Lord hatgh spoken this work. |
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| verse 4 > The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish. |
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| verse 5 > The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant. |
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| verse 6 > Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the imhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left. |
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| Isaiah 24: 1-6 ( New International Version ) |
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| See, the Lord is going to lay waste the earth and devastate it; he will ruin its face and scatter its inhabitants — |
| v. 2 > it will be the same for the priest as for the people, for the master as for his servant, for the mistress as for her servant, tor seller as for buyer, for borrower as for lender, for debtor and for creditor, |
| verse 3 > The earth will be completely laid waste and totally plundered. The Lord has spoken this word. |
| verse 4 > The earth dries up and withers, the world languishes and withers, the heavens languish with the earth. |
| Verse 5 > The earth is defiled by its people; they have disobeyed the laws, violated the statutes |
| verse 6 > Therefore a curse consumes the earth; its people must bear their guilt. Therefore earth’s inhabitants are burned up, and very few are left. |
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| Text Quoted in Spirit of Prophecy |
