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.
28 The earth will mourn, and the sky will grow black.I have spoken, and I have planned it.I won’t change my plans, and I won’t turn back.
29 All the people in the city will fleeat the sound of riders and archers.They will go off into the thicketsand climb among the rocks.The entire city will be abandoned, and no one will live in it.