19 My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in agony!Oh, the pain in my heart! My heart pounds;I cannot be silent.For you, my soul,have heard the sound of the ram’s horn —the shout of battle.
20 Disaster after disaster is reportedbecause the whole land is destroyed.Suddenly my tents are destroyed,my tent curtains, in a moment.
21 How long must I see the signal flagand hear the sound of the ram’s horn?
22 “For My people are fools;they do not know Me.They are foolish children,without understanding. They are skilled in doing what is evil,but they do not know how to do what is good.”
23 I looked at the earth,and it was formless and empty. I looked to the heavens,and their light was gone.
24 I looked at the mountains,and they were quaking; all the hills shook.
25 I looked, and no man was left; all the birds of the sky had fled.