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25 I beheld, and lo, man was not, and all the fowl of the heavens were fled.

26 I beheld, and lo, the fruitful land was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down, before Jehovah, before his fierce anger.

27 For thus saith Jehovah: The whole land shall be a desolation; but I will not make a full end.

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25 I looked, and there were no people;
    every bird in the sky had flown away.(A)
26 I looked, and the fruitful land was a desert;(B)
    all its towns lay in ruins(C)
    before the Lord, before his fierce anger.(D)

27 This is what the Lord says:

“The whole land will be ruined,(E)
    though I will not destroy(F) it completely.

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