NET

1 Look, the Lord is ready to devastate the earth and leave it in ruins; he will mar its surface and scatter its inhabitants.

Darby

The Lord will Judge the Earth

1 Behold, Jehovah maketh the land^D4793 empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad its inhabitants.

Darby Bible Notes

land - Erets, 'earth.' see 1 Sam. 2.8. The prophecy begins with the land of Israel, and the scene enlarges, embracing (ver. 4) the whole world, of which the 'land' is the centre.

KJV

The Lord will Judge the Earth

1 Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down^K4728, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.

KJV Bible Notes

turneth it upside down: Heb. perverteth the face thereof.