Isaiah 6:11
New King James Version
11 Then I said, “Lord, how long?”
And He answered:
(A)“Until the cities are laid waste and without inhabitant,
The houses are without a man,
The land is utterly desolate,
Isaiah 1:7
New King James Version
7 (A)Your country is desolate,
Your cities are burned with fire;
Strangers devour your land in your presence;
And it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers.
Psalm 94:3
New King James Version
3 Lord, (A)how long will the wicked,
How long will the wicked triumph?
Isaiah 24:1-12
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Impending Judgment on the Earth
24 Behold, the Lord makes the earth empty and makes it waste,
Distorts its surface
And scatters abroad its inhabitants.
2 And it shall be:
As with the people, so with the (A)priest;
As with the servant, so with his master;
As with the maid, so with her mistress;
(B)As with the buyer, so with the seller;
As with the lender, so with the borrower;
As with the creditor, so with the debtor.
3 The land shall be entirely emptied and utterly plundered,
For the Lord has spoken this word.
4 The earth mourns and fades away,
The world languishes and fades away;
The (C)haughty[a] people of the earth languish.
5 (D)The earth is also defiled under its inhabitants,
Because they have (E)transgressed the laws,
Changed the ordinance,
Broken the (F)everlasting covenant.
6 Therefore (G)the curse has devoured the earth,
And those who dwell in it are [b]desolate.
Therefore the inhabitants of the earth are (H)burned,
And few men are left.
7 (I)The new wine fails, the vine languishes,
All the merry-hearted sigh.
8 The mirth (J)of the tambourine ceases,
The noise of the jubilant ends,
The joy of the harp ceases.
9 They shall not drink wine with a song;
Strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.
10 The city of confusion is broken down;
Every house is shut up, so that none may go in.
11 There is a cry for wine in the streets,
All joy is darkened,
The mirth of the land is gone.
12 In the city desolation is left,
And the gate is stricken with destruction.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 24:4 proud
- Isaiah 24:6 Or held guilty
Isaiah 3:26
New King James Version
Psalm 90:13
New King James Version
13 Return, O Lord!
How long?
And (A)have compassion on Your servants.
Leviticus 26:31
New King James Version
31 I will lay your (A)cities waste and (B)bring your sanctuaries to desolation, and I will not (C)smell the fragrance of your [a]sweet aromas.
Footnotes
- Leviticus 26:31 pleasing
Psalm 79:5
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Psalm 74:10
New King James Version
10 O God, how long will the adversary [a]reproach?
Will the enemy blaspheme Your name forever?
Footnotes
- Psalm 74:10 revile
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