24:1 Behold, Jehovah maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.
24:1 Behold, the LORD lays the earth waste, devastates it, distorts its surface, and scatters its inhabitants.

24:2 And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the creditor, so with the debtor; as with the taker of interest, so with the giver of interest to him.
24:2 And the people will be like the priest, the servant like his master, the maid like her mistress, the buyer like the seller, the lender like the borrower, the creditor like the debtor.

24:3 The earth shall be utterly emptied, and utterly laid waste; for Jehovah hath spoken this word.
24:3 The earth will be completely laid waste and completely despoiled, for the LORD has spoken this word.

24:4 The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the lofty people of the earth do languish.
24:4 The earth mourns [and] withers, the world fades [and] withers, the exalted of the people of the earth fade away.

24:5 The earth also is polluted under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, violated the statutes, broken the everlasting covenant.
24:5 The earth is also polluted by its inhabitants, for they transgressed laws, violated statutes, broke the everlasting covenant.

24:6 Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are found guilty: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.
24:6 Therefore, a curse devours the earth, and those who live in it are held guilty. Therefore, the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men are left.

24:7 The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merry-hearted do sigh.
24:7 The new wine mourns, The vine decays, All the merry-hearted sigh.

24:8 The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.
24:8 The gaiety of tambourines ceases, The noise of revelers stops, The gaiety of the harp ceases.

24:9 They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.
24:9 They do not drink wine with song; Strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.

24:10 The waste city is broken down; every house is shut up, that no man may come in.
24:10 The city of chaos is broken down; Every house is shut up so that none may enter.

24:11 There is a crying in the streets because of the wine; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.
24:11 There is an outcry in the streets concerning the wine; All joy turns to gloom. The gaiety of the earth is banished.

24:12 In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruction.
24:12 Desolation is left in the city, And the gate is battered to ruins.

24:13 For thus shall it be in the midst of the earth among the peoples, as the shaking of an olive-tree, as the gleanings when the vintage is done.
24:13 For thus it will be in the midst of the earth among the peoples, As the shaking of an olive tree, As the gleanings when the grape harvest is over.

24:14 These shall lift up their voice, they shall shout; for the majesty of Jehovah they cry aloud from the sea.
24:14 They raise their voices, they shout for joy. They cry out from the west concerning the majesty of the LORD.

24:15 Wherefore glorify ye Jehovah in the east, even the name of Jehovah, the God of Israel, in the isles of the sea.
24:15 Therefore glorify the LORD in the east, The name of the LORD, the God of Israel In the coastlands of the sea.

24:16 From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs: Glory to the righteous. But I said, I pine away, I pine away, woe is me! the treacherous have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous have dealt very treacherously.
24:16 From the ends of the earth we hear songs, "Glory to the Righteous One," But I say, "Woe to me! Woe to me! Alas for me! The treacherous deal treacherously, And the treacherous deal very treacherously."

24:17 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.
24:17 Terror and pit and snare Confront you, O inhabitant of the earth.

24:18 And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows on high are opened, and the foundations of the earth tremble.
24:18 Then it will be that he who flees the report of disaster will fall into the pit, And he who climbs out of the pit will be caught in the snare; For the windows above are opened, and the foundations of the earth shake.

24:19 The earth is utterly broken, the earth is rent asunder, the earth is shaken violently.
24:19 The earth is broken asunder, The earth is split through, The earth is shaken violently.

24:20 The earth shall stagger like a drunken man, and shall sway to and fro like a hammock; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it, and it shall fall, and not rise again.
24:20 The earth reels to and fro like a drunkard, And it totters like a shack, For its transgression is heavy upon it, And it will fall, never to rise again.

24:21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that Jehovah will punish the host of the high ones on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.
24:21 So it will happen in that day, That the LORD will punish the host of heaven, on high, And the kings of the earth, on earth.

24:22 And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison; and after many days shall they be visited.
24:22 And they will be gathered together [Like] prisoners in the dungeon, And will be confined in prison; And after many days they will be punished.

24:23 Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed; for Jehovah of hosts will reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem; and before his elders shall be glory.
24:23 Then the moon will be abashed and the sun ashamed, For the LORD of hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, And [His] glory will be before His elders.