11 There is an (A)outcry in the streets concerning the wine;
(B)All joy [a]turns to gloom.
The gaiety of the earth is banished.
12 Desolation is left in the city
And the (C)gate is battered to ruins.
13 For (D)thus it will be in the midst of the earth among the peoples,
As the [b]shaking of an olive tree,
As the gleanings when the grape harvest is over.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 24:11 Lit is darkened
  2. Isaiah 24:13 Lit striking

11 In the streets they cry out(A) for wine;(B)
    all joy turns to gloom,(C)
    all joyful sounds are banished from the earth.
12 The city is left in ruins,(D)
    its gate(E) is battered to pieces.
13 So will it be on the earth
    and among the nations,
as when an olive tree is beaten,(F)
    or as when gleanings are left after the grape harvest.(G)

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