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Therefore the curse keeps on consuming,[a]
    and its inhabitants are declared guilty.
Furthermore, the inhabitants of earth are ablaze,
    and few people are left.
The new wine evaporates;
    the vine and the oil[b] dry up;
        all the merrymakers groan.

“The celebrations of the tambourine have ended,
    the noise of the jubilant has stopped,
        and the mirth that the harp produces has ended.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 24:6 So 1QIsaa; 4QIsac MT LXX read consuming the earth
  2. Isaiah 24:7 So 4QIsac; 1QIsaa MT LXX lack and the oil

Therefore a curse(A) consumes the earth;
    its people must bear their guilt.
Therefore earth’s inhabitants are burned up,(B)
    and very few are left.
The new wine dries up(C) and the vine withers;(D)
    all the merrymakers groan.(E)
The joyful timbrels(F) are stilled,
    the noise(G) of the revelers(H) has stopped,
    the joyful harp(I) is silent.(J)

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