21 How long must I see the battle flag and hear the sound of rams’ horns?
22 “My people are fools. They don’t know me.They are stupid people. They don’t understand.They are experts in doing wrong,and they don’t know how to do good.”
23 I see the earth. It’s formless and empty.I see the sky. Its lights are gone.
24 I see the mountains. They are shaking,and the hills are swaying.
25 I see that there are no people,and every bird has flown away.
26 I see that the fertile land has become a desert,and all its cities are torn downbecause of the Lord and his burning anger.
27 This is what the Lord says:The whole earth will be ruined,although I will not destroy it completely.