Isaiah 24:1
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Behold, the Lord maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.Behold, the LORD lays waste the earth and leaves it in ruins. He will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants—
In other translations
Behold, the Lord maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.Behold, the LORD lays waste the earth and leaves it in ruins. He will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants—
Hebrew words
הִנֵּהhinehhere!H2009יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068בּוֹקֵקbokek[is] about to lay wasteH1238הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe earthH776וּבוֹלְקָהּuvolkahand [is] about to devastate itH1110וְעִוָּהve'ivahand he will twistH5753פָנֶיהָfaneihasurface itsH6440וְהֵפִיץvehefitzand he will scatterH6327יֹשְׁבֶיהָ׃yosheveihainhabitants itsH3427
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