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And those who dwell in it are desolate. 19 The earth is violently broken,
Therefore the inhabitants of the earth The earth is split open,
are burned, The earth is shaken exceedingly.
And few men are left. 20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a
drunkard,
The new wine fails, the vine languishes,
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All the merry-hearted sigh. And shall totter like a hut;
8 The mirth of the tambourine ceases, Its transgression shall be heavy upon it,
The noise of the jubilant ends, And it will fall, and not rise again.
The joy of the harp ceases. 21 It shall come to pass in that day
9 They shall not drink wine with a song; That the LORD will punish on high the
Strong drink is bitter to those who host of exalted ones,
drink it. And on the earth the kings of the
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The city of confusion is broken down; earth.
Every house is shut up, so that none 22 They will be gathered together,
may go in. As prisoners are gathered in the pit,
There is a cry for wine in the streets, And will be shut up in the prison;
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All joy is darkened, After many days they will be punished.
The mirth of the land is gone. 23 Then the moon will be disgraced
12 In the city desolation is left, And the sun ashamed;
And the gate is stricken with For the LORD of hosts will reign
destruction. On Mount Zion and in Jerusalem
When it shall be thus in the midst of
13 And before His elders, gloriously.
the land among the people,
It shall be like the shaking of an olive
tree,
Like the gleaning of grapes when the 24:18 windows from on high. In Noah’s day,
vintage is done. God judged with a flood (Gen. 7:11). He will
They shall lift up their voice, they shall
14 judge again from heaven,but not with a flood.
sing; Revelation 6:13,14; 8:3–13; 16:1–21. founda-
tions of the earth. Unparalleled earthquakes
For the majesty of the LORD will mark the future visitation during and after
They shall cry aloud from the sea.
Therefore glorify the LORD in the (13:13;Matt.24:7;Rev.6:12,14;8:5;11:19;16:18).
15 the fulfillment of Daniel’s 70-week prophecy
dawning light,
The name of the LORD God of Israel in 24:23 moon…disgraced…sun ashamed. In
the coastlands of the sea. the eternal state after Christ’s millennial reign,
From the ends of the earth we have the glory of God and of the Lamb will replace
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heard songs: the sun and moon as sources of light (Rev.
“Glory to the righteous!” 21:23). reign…in Jerusalem. In Revelation
But I said, “I am ruined, ruined! 11:15–17; 19:6,16 (Luke 1:31–33), John con-
Woe to me! firmed this clear prophecy of Messiah’s future
The treacherous dealers have dealt earthly reign in Jerusalem.
treacherously,
Indeed, the treacherous dealers have
dealt very treacherously.” Psalm 107:10–22
Fear and the pit and the snare
17 10 Those who sat in darkness and in the
Are upon you, O inhabitant of the shadow of death,
earth. Bound in affliction and irons—
18 And it shall be 11 Because they rebelled against the
That he who flees from the noise words of God,
of the fear And despised the counsel of the Most
Shall fall into the pit, High,
And he who comes up from the midst 12 Therefore He brought down their
of the pit heart with labor;
Shall be caught in the snare; They fell down, and there was none
For the windows from on high are open, to help.
And the foundations of the earth are 13 Then they cried out to the LORD in their
shaken. trouble,

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