1
Behold, the
LORD maketh the
earth empty, and maketh it
waste, and
turneth it upside
down, and scattereth
abroad the
inhabitants thereof.
h\Wi[.w H'q.lw{b.W #,r'a'h qeqw{B h'wh.y heNih ? 'hy,b.v{y #yipeh.w 'hy,n'p
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.
h'x.piV;K wy'n{da;K d,b,[;K !eh{K;K ~'['k h'y'h.w ? h,v{N;K h,w{L;K h,w.l;M;K rekw{M;K h,nw{Q;K H'T.rib.G;K ? w{b a,v{n r,v]a;K
3
The
land shall be
utterly emptied, and
utterly spoiled: for the
LORD hath
spoken this
word.
h'wh.y yiK zw{BiT zw{Bih.w #,r'a'h qw{BiT qw{Bih ? h,Z;h r'b'D;h -t,a r,BiD
4
The
earth mourneth and fadeth
away, the
world languisheth and fadeth
away, the
haughty people of the
earth do
languish.
.Wl'l.mUa lebeT h'l.b'n h'l.l.mUa #,r'a'h h'l.b'n h'l.b'a ? #,r'a'h -m;[ ~w{r.m
5
The
earth also is
defiled under the
inhabitants thereof; because they have
transgressed the
laws, changed the
ordinance, broken the
everlasting covenant.
t{rw{t .Wr.b'[ -yiK 'hy,b.v{y t;x;T h'p.n'x #,r'a'h.w ? ~'lw{[ tyir.B .Wrepeh q{x .Wp.l'x
6
Therefore hath the
curse devoured the
earth, and they that
dwell therein are
desolate: therefore the
inhabitants of the
earth are
burned, and
few men left.
yeb.v{y .Wm.v.a,Y;w #,r,a h'l.k'a h'l'a !eK -l;[ ? vw{n/a r;a.vin.w #,r,a yeb.v{y .Wr'x !eK -l;[ H'b ? r'[.zim