23. I looked at the earth — it was a barren waste;at the sky — there was no light.
24. I looked at the mountains — they were shaking,and the hills were rocking to and fro.
25. I saw that there were no people;even the birds had flown away.
26. The fertile land had become a desert;its cities were in ruinsbecause of the Lord's fierce anger.
27. (The Lord has said that the whole earth will become a wilderness, but that he will not completely destroy it.)
28. The earth will mourn;the sky will grow dark.The Lord has spokenand will not change his mind.He has made his decisionand will not turn back.