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And it shall be, as with the people so with the priest; as with the slave 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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The land shall be utterly emptied and utterly spoiled: for the LORD has spoken this word.
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The earth has destroyed itself and fallen; the world has become sick and fallen; the haughty peoples of the earth are become sick.
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The earth is also become bankrupt under its inhabitants because they have transgressed the laws, falsified the order, broken the everlasting covenant.
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Therefore the curse has consumed the earth, and those that dwell therein are found guilty; therefore, the inhabitants of the earth are consumed, and few men left.
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The new wine is lost; the vine is sick; all those who were merryhearted sigh.
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The mirth of tambourines ceases; the noise of those that rejoice ends; the joy of the harp ceases.
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They shall not drink wine with a song; the drink shall be bitter to them that would drink it.
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The city of confusion is broken down: every house is shut up that no man may come in.
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There is a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened; the mirth of the land is gone.
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In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruction.