24:3 The earth will be completely devastated
and thoroughly ransacked.
For the Lord has decreed this judgment. 1
24:4 The earth 2 dries up 3 and withers,
the world shrivels up and withers;
the prominent people of the earth 4 fade away.
24:10 The ruined town 5 is shattered;
all of the houses are shut up tight. 6
24:11 They howl in the streets because of what happened to the wine; 7
all joy turns to sorrow; 8
celebrations disappear from the earth. 9
24:12 The city is left in ruins; 10
the gate is reduced to rubble. 11
24:13 This is what will happen throughout 12 the earth,
among the nations.
It will be like when they beat an olive tree,
and just a few olives are left at the end of the harvest. 13