^{3 Ref} The earth shall be utterly emptied, and utterly laid waste; for Jehovah hath spoken this word.

^{4 Ref} The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the lofty people of the earth do languish.

^{5 Ref} The earth also is polluted under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, violated the statutes, broken the everlasting covenant.

^{6 Ref} 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.

^{7 Ref} The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merry-hearted do sigh.

^{8 Ref} The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.