Behold the Lord shall lay waste the earth,
And shall strip it,
And shall afflict the face thereof,
And scatter abroad the inhabitants thereof.

For by fire and by his sword,
Will the Lord plead with all flesh,
But countless shall be the son of man.

With desolation shall the earth be laid waste,
And it shall be utterly spoiled,
For the Lord hath spoken this word.

For by fire and by his sword,
Will the Lord plead with all flesh,
But countless shall be the son of man.

Therefore shall a curse devour the earth,
And the inhabitants thereof shall sin,
And therefore they that dwell therein shall be mad,
And few men shall be left.

For by fire and by his sword,
Will the Lord plead with all flesh,
But countless shall be the son of man.