Isaiah 24:4-8
Isaiah 24:4
The earth dries up and crumbles away, the mainland dries out and crumbles away, the exalted of the people of the earth dwindle.
Isaiah 24:5
The earth is also defiled by its inhabitants, for they violated laws, altered statutes, and broke the everlasting covenant.
Isaiah 24:6
Therefore, a curse devours the earth, and those who live on it suffer for their guilt. Therefore, the inhabitants of the earth decrease in number, and few people are left.
Isaiah 24:7
The new wine mourns, The vine decays, All the joyful-hearted sigh.
Isaiah 24:8
The joy of tambourines ceases, The noise of revelers stops, The joy of the harp ceases.