21. How long must I look at the war flag?How long must I listen to the war trumpet?
22. The Lord says, “My people are foolish.They do not know me.They are stupid children;they don’t understand.They are skillful at doing evil,but they don’t know how to do good.”
23. I looked at the earth,and it was empty and had no shape.I looked at the sky,and its light was gone.
24. I looked at the mountains,and they were shaking.All the hills were trembling.
25. I looked, and there were no people.Every bird in the sky had flown away.
26. I looked, and the good, rich land had become a desert.All its towns had been destroyedby the Lord and his great anger.
27. This is what the Lord says:“All the land will be ruined,but I will not completely destroy it.
28. So the people in the land will cry loudly,and the sky will grow dark,because I have spoken and will not change my mind.I have made a decision, and I will not change it.”