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to empty the earth
"to make the earth desolate" or "to destroy everything on the earth"
It will come about that
This phrase marks an important event. If your language has a way for doing this, you could consider using it here.
as with ... so with
What Yahweh will do is not stated here, but it is understood. This shows that God will treat all people the same way. AT: "as Yahweh scatters ... so he will scatter"(See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis)
the priest ... the giver of interest
In 24:2 Isaiah lists several classes of people. They can be stated as plural nouns as in the UDB. AT: "the priests ... those who give interest" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-genericnoun)
the receiver of interest
"the one who owes money." The word "interest" means the extra money someone has to pay so that he may borrow money.
the giver of interest
"the one who is owed money"