21 How long must I see the battle ragingand hear the blasts of trumpets?
22 The Lord says, “My people are stupid;they don't know me.They are like foolish children;they have no understanding.They are experts at doing what is evil,but failures at doing what is good.”
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.)