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Therefore a curse devours the earth,
    and the inhabitants in it suffer for their guilt.
Therefore the inhabitants of the earth burn,
    and few men are left.[a]
The new wine dries up;
    the vine languishes.
All the merry of heart sigh;
    the joy of the tambourine has stopped.
The noise of the jubilant has ceased;
    the joy of the lyre has stopped.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 24:6 Literally “he is left a man of smallness”

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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