American Standard Version (ASV):
The waste city is broken down; every house is shut up, that no man may come in.
King James Version (KJV):
The city of confusion is broken down: every house is shut up, that no man may come in.
American Standard Version (ASV):
The waste city is broken down; every house is shut up, that no man may come in.
King James Version (KJV):
The city of confusion is broken down: every house is shut up, that no man may come in.
American Standard Version (ASV):
There is a crying in the streets because of the wine; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.
King James Version (KJV):
[There is] a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.
American Standard Version (ASV):
The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.
King James Version (KJV):
The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.
American Standard Version (ASV):
They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.
King James Version (KJV):
They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.
American Standard Version (ASV):
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.
King James Version (KJV):
Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.
American Standard Version (ASV):
The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merry-hearted do sigh.
King James Version (KJV):
The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh.
American Standard Version (ASV):
And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the creditor, so with the debtor; as with the taker of interest, so with the giver of interest to him.
King James Version (KJV):
And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him.
American Standard Version (ASV):
The earth shall be utterly emptied, and utterly laid waste; for Jehovah hath spoken this word.
King James Version (KJV):
The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the LORD hath spoken this word.
American Standard Version (ASV):
The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the lofty people of the earth do languish.
King James Version (KJV):
The earth mourneth [and] fadeth away, the world languisheth [and] fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish.
American Standard Version (ASV):
The earth also is polluted under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, violated the statutes, broken the everlasting covenant.
King James Version (KJV):
The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant.