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Isaiah 24:1
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KJ21
Behold, the Lord maketh the earth empty and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.
ASV
Behold, Jehovah maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.
AMP
Behold, the Lord lays waste to the earth, devastates it, twists and distorts its face and scatters its inhabitants.
AMPC
Behold, the Lord will make the land and the earth empty and make it waste and turn it upside down (twist the face of it) and scatter abroad its inhabitants.
BRG
Behold, the Lord maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.
CSB
Look, the Lord is stripping the earth bare and making it desolate. He will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants:
CSBA
Look, the Lord is stripping the earth bare and making it desolate. He will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants:
CEB
Look! The Lord will devastate the earth and destroy it, will twist its face and scatter its inhabitants.
CJB
Look! Adonai is stripping and destroying the land, turning it upside down and scattering its inhabitants —
CEV
The Lord is going to twist the earth out of shape and turn it into a desert. Everyone will be scattered,
DARBY
Behold, Jehovah maketh the land empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad its inhabitants.
DRA
Behold the Lord shall lay waste the earth, and shall strip it, and shall afflict the face thereof, and scatter abroad the inhabitants thereof.
ERV
Look, the Lord is destroying this land. He will clean out the land completely and force all the people to go far away.
EASY
Understand this! The Lord is ready to destroy the earth. It will become a desert. He will spoil the ground. He will chase away all the people who live on it.
EHV
Watch, the Lord is going to strip the earth bare and make it desolate. He will wring it out and scatter its inhabitants.
ESV
Behold, the Lord will empty the earth and make it desolate, and he will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants.
ESVUK
Behold, the Lord will empty the earth and make it desolate, and he will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants.
EXB
·Look [T Behold]! The Lord will destroy the earth and ·leave it empty [lay it waste]; he will ·ruin [mar; distort] the surface of the land and scatter its ·people [inhabitants].
GNV
1 A prophecy of the curse of God for the sins of the people. 13 A remnant reserved shall praise the Lord. Behold, the Lord maketh the earth empty, and he maketh it waste: he turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.
GW
The Lord is going to turn the earth into a desolate wasteland. He will mar the face of the earth and scatter the people living on it.
GNT
The Lord is going to devastate the earth and leave it desolate. He will twist the earth's surface and scatter its people.
HCSB
Look, the Lord is stripping the earth bare and making it desolate. He will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants:
ICB
Look! The Lord will destroy the earth and leave it empty. He will ruin the surface of the land and scatter its people.
ISV
“Watch out! The Lord is about to depopulate the land and devastate it; he will turn it upside down and scatter its inhabitants.
JUB
¶ Behold, the LORD makes the earth empty and makes it naked and turns it upside down and scatters abroad its inhabitants.
KJV
Behold, the Lord maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.
AKJV
Behold, the Lord maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.
LSB
Behold, Yahweh empties the earth to destruction, eviscerates it, distorts its surface, and scatters its inhabitants.
LEB
Look! Yahweh is about to lay the earth waste and is about to devastate it, and he will twist her surface, and he will scatter her inhabitants.
TLB
Look! The Lord is overturning the land of Judah and making it a vast wasteland of destruction. See how he is emptying out all its people and scattering them over the face of the earth.
MSG
Danger ahead! God’s about to ravish the earth and leave it in ruins, Rip everything out by the roots and send everyone scurrying: priests and laypeople alike, owners and workers alike, celebrities and nobodies alike, buyers and sellers alike, bankers and beggars alike, the haves and have-nots alike. The landscape will be a moonscape, totally wasted. And why? Because God says so. He’s issued the orders.
MEV
Now the Lord makes the earth empty, and makes it waste, and turns it upside down, and scatters its inhabitants abroad.
NOG
Yahweh is going to turn the earth into a desolate wasteland. He will mar the face of the earth and scatter the people living on it.
NABRE
See! The Lord is about to empty the earth and lay it waste; he will twist its surface, and scatter its inhabitants:
NASB
Behold, the Lord lays the earth waste, devastates it, twists its surface, and scatters its inhabitants.
NASB1995
Behold, the Lord lays the earth waste, devastates it, distorts its surface and scatters its inhabitants.
NCB
Behold how the Lord is preparing to lay waste the earth; he will turn it into a desert and scatter its inhabitants,
NCV
Look! The Lord will destroy the earth and leave it empty; he will ruin the surface of the land and scatter its people.
NET
Look, the Lord is ready to devastate the earth and leave it in ruins; he will mar its surface and scatter its inhabitants.
NIRV
The Lord is going to completely destroy everything on earth. He will twist its surface. He’ll scatter those who live on it.
NIV
See, the Lord is going to lay waste the earth and devastate it; he will ruin its face and scatter its inhabitants—
NIVUK
See, the Lord is going to lay waste the earth and devastate it; he will ruin its face and scatter its inhabitants –
NKJV
Behold, the Lord makes the earth empty and makes it waste, Distorts its surface And scatters abroad its inhabitants.
NLV
See, the Lord will lay the earth waste. He will destroy it, turn its ground up-side-down, and send its people everywhere.
NLT
Look! The Lord is about to destroy the earth and make it a vast wasteland. He devastates the surface of the earth and scatters the people.
NRSVA
Now the Lord is about to lay waste the earth and make it desolate, and he will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants.
NRSVACE
Now the Lord is about to lay waste the earth and make it desolate, and he will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants.
NRSVCE
Now the Lord is about to lay waste the earth and make it desolate, and he will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants.
NRSVUE
Now the Lord is about to lay waste the earth and make it desolate, and he will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants.
OJB
Hinei, Hashem maketh Ha’Aretz empty, and maketh it waste, and ruineth her face, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.
RGT
Behold, the LORD lays waste to the Earth and makes it empty. He turns it upside down and scatters abroad its inhabitants.
RSV
Behold, the Lord will lay waste the earth and make it desolate, and he will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants.
RSVCE
Behold, the Lord will lay waste the earth and make it desolate, and he will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants.
TLV
Behold, Adonai makes the land empty and makes it waste, twists its face, and scatters its inhabitants.
VOICE
See here, the Eternal One will empty the earth. He will lay it waste, contort the mountains and plains, And scatter its inhabitants all over the place.
WEB
Behold, Yahweh makes the earth empty, makes it waste, turns it upside down, and scatters its inhabitants.
WYC
Lo! the Lord shall destroy the earth, and shall make it naked, and shall torment the face thereof; and he shall scatter abroad the dwellers thereof (and he shall scatter abroad all of its inhabitants).
YLT
Lo, Jehovah is emptying the land, And is making it waste, And hath overturned [it on] its face, And hath scattered its inhabitants.
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