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The earth is defiled
    by those who dwell in it;
for they have transgressed laws,
    violated statutes,
    and broken the everlasting covenant.[a]
Therefore, a curse has consumed the earth,
    and its inhabitants pay the penalty of their guilt;
as a result, the number of its inhabitants dwindles,
    and only a few survive.
The new wine dries up
    and the vine withers away
    as the revelers groan in their sorrow.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 24:5 Everlasting covenant: the covenant entered into with the entire human race in the person of Noah (Gen 9:16).

The earth is defiled(A) by its people;
    they have disobeyed(B) the laws,
violated the statutes
    and broken the everlasting covenant.(C)
Therefore a curse(D) consumes the earth;
    its people must bear their guilt.
Therefore earth’s inhabitants are burned up,(E)
    and very few are left.
The new wine dries up(F) and the vine withers;(G)
    all the merrymakers groan.(H)

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