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.They don’t know how to do good.”
23 I looked at the earth.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 destroyed.The Lord and his great anger has caused this.
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.This is because I have spoken and will not change my mind.I have made a decision, and I will not change it.”